Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Ahmed FORUZANDEH
Aliases
Ahmad FORUZANDEH; Ahmad FRUZANDAH; Ahmad FAYRUZI; JAFARI; Ahmad FOROOZANDEH; ABU SHAHAB; ABU AHMAD ISHAB
Position
Brigadier General, Commanding Officer of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force Ramazan Corps; Deputy Commander of the Ramazan Headquarters; Chief of Staff of the Iraq Crisis Staff
DoB
1957; circa 1955; circa 1958; circa 1959; circa 1960; circa 1961; circa 1962; circa 1963
Address
Qods Force Central Headquarters, Former U.S. Embassy Compound, Tehran, Iran
Official reason
Iran-based Ahmed Foruzandeh, a Brigadier General in the IRGC-QF, leads terrorist operations against Coalition Forces and Iraqi Security Forces, and directs assassinations of Iraqi figures. The Qods Force, designated under E.O. 13224 for providing material support to terrorists, is the regime's primary mechanism for cultivating and supporting terror...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/hp759
Date of listing
2008-01-09
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR Part 561
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Iran
Measures
Blocking Property, 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