Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Murad Fathi

Aliases

Morad Fathi

Position

Director General of prisons in West Azerbaijan province

Nationality

Iran

DoB

1971-05-20

Address

Kurdistan, Iran

Reg. ID

2971486151

Official reason

Murad FATHI is an “involved person” under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 because he is or has been involved in the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse in Iran through his position as the former Director General of prisons in Kurdistan province.

Other Information

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Date of listing

2023-07-06

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023

Regime

UK country specific

Target State

Iran

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 came fully into force on 14 December 2023. The regime’s purposes are to deter the Government of Iran or an armed group backed by the Government of Iran from conducting hostile activity against the United Kingdom or any other country and to encourage the Government of Iran to comply with international human rights l...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 8 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1314/made