Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Ezzatollah Zarghami
Position
Former Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) until November 2014; Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism ; Member of the Supreme Cyberspace Council and Cultural Revolution Council
DoB
1959-07-22
Official reason
Member of the Supreme Cyberspace Council and Cultural Revolution Council. Former Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) until November 2014. Under his tenure at IRIB, he was responsible for all programming decisions. IRIB has broadcast forced confessions of detainees and a series of ‘show trials’ in August 2009 and December 2011. Thes...
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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