Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Sayyid Ali Akbar TABATABAEI
Aliases
Akbar TAHMASEBI; Ali Akbar TABATABAEI; Seyed Akbar TABATABA'I; Seyed Akbar TAHMAESEBI; Syed TABATABAEI; Seyed TAHMASEBI; Seyed Akbar TABATABAEI; Sayyed Ali TABATABA'IE; Sayyed Ali TABATABAEE
Nationality
Iran
Reg. ID
6620505, Passport; 9003213, Passport
Official reason
Sayyid Ali Akbar Tabatabaei is the Commander of the IRGC-QF Africa Corps. As the commander of all IRGC-QF operations in Africa, Tabatabaei's duties entail overseeing IRGC-QF weapons transfers to Africa, including the IRGC-QF's weapons shipment that was intended for The Gambia. In this capacity, Tabatabaei oversaw Hosein Aghajani's facilitation of t...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/tg1506
Date of listing
2012-03-27
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Iran
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1551
Official Information
On August 16, 2010, OFAC issued the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561 (75 FR 49836, August 16, 2010) (IFSR) to implement provisions of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–195) (22 U.S.C. 8501–8551). Since then, OFAC has amended the IFSR several times.
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-31/subtitle-B/chapter-V/part-561