Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Seyed Mojtaba MOSTAFAVI

Aliases

Mojtaba MORTAZAVI; Mojtaba MOSTAF

Nationality

Iran

DoB

1987-04-02

Address

Tehran, Iran

Reg. ID

0080467741, National ID No.

Official reason

Seyed Mojtaba Mostafavi (Mostafavi), a member of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), was directed by the MOIS to train and recruit hackers. Together with another MOIS member, Farzin Karimi (Karimi), they co-founded the Ravin Academy. The Ravin Academy is a school that trains individuals in cyber security and hacking, and recruits f...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1048

Date of listing

2022-10-26

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Executive Order 13606 of April 22, 2012 Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry Into the United States of Certain Persons With Respect to Grave Human Rights Abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria via Information Technology

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 April 22, 2012, the President issued Executive Order 13606, “Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry Into the United States of Certain Persons With Respect to Grave Human Rights Abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria via Information Technology,” (the “Order”) pursuant to, inter alia, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U....

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/6491/download?inline