Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Abolghassem SALAVATI
Aliases
Abolqasem SALAVATI; Abu'l-Qasim SALAVATI; Abdolghassem SALAVATI; Abolghasem SALAVATI; Abulghasem SALAVATI; Abughasem SALEVATI; Abloqasem SALAVATI
Position
Judge, Head of Tehran Revolutionary Court, Branch 15
DoB
Mar 1962 to Feb 1963
Address
Tehran, Iran
Official reason
Salavati presides over Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, where he has prosecuted and delivered harsh sentences, including many death sentences, to scores of political prisoners, human rights activists, and peaceful demonstrators, earning him the moniker “the Judge of Death.” Branch 15 is a main venue for the prosecution and harsh senten...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm862
Date of listing
2019-12-19
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Iran
Measures
Other financial restrictions, Trade sanctions
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1551
Official Information
The Iranian Transactions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 560 (the “ITR”), financial institutions and other U.S. persons were prohibited from engaging in transactions with the GOI. Under those prior rules, U.S. financial institutions receiving instructions to execute transactions involving these entities were not required to block the transactions, but ...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-31/subtitle-B/chapter-V/part-560