Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Esmail Ahmadi-Moqaddam
Aliases
Esmail Ahmadi-Moghadam; Ismael Ahmadi-Moghadam; Ismael Ahmadi-Moqaddam
Position
Adviser to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces; Head of Iran's Headquarters in support of the Yemeni People; Former Senior Advisor for Security Affairs to the Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff.; Former Chief of Iran's National Police from early 2005 until early 2015 ; Former Head of the Iranian Cyber Police (listed) from January 2011 until...
DoB
1961
Address
Tehran, Iran
Official reason
Former Senior Advisor for Security Affairs to the Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff. Chief of Iran's National Police from 2005 until early 2015. Also Head of the Iranian Cyber Police (listed) from January 2011 until early 2015. Forces under his command led brutal attacks on peaceful protests, and a violent night time attack on the dormitories...
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2020-12-31
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.
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