Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Morteza PIRI
Position
Warden of Zahedan Central Prison
Nationality
Iran
DoB
1977-07-05
Address
Zahedan, Iran
Reg. ID
4072307122, National ID No.
Official reason
Morteza Piri (Piri), the warden of Zahedan Prison, is known in Sistan and Baluchistan by prisoners and their families for his brutality toward prisoners. Under his watch, Zahedan Prison has conducted numerous executions, a disproportionate number of them targeted at Iran’s Baluchi minority group.
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1048
Date of listing
2022-10-26
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13553 of September 28, 2010 Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to Serious Human Rights Abuses by the Government of Iran and Taking Certain Other Actions
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Iran
Measures
Blocking Property
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1551
Official Information
Executive Order 13553 on September 28, 2010 imposed sanctions on officials of the Government of Iran and other persons acting on behalf of the Government of Iran determined to be responsible for or complicit in certain serious human rights abuses.
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