Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Hossein MAROUFI
Aliases
Hossein MAROOFI
Position
Deputy Coordinator of the Basij
Nationality
Iran
DoB
1965 to 1966
Address
Iran
Official reason
As the recently appointed Deputy Coordinator of the Basij, Hossein Maroufi (Maroufi) has played a role in the Basij’s violent response to the protests. Maroufi was also involved in the regime’s crackdown in 2019 during nationwide protests stemming from a rise in gasoline prices. In his role as the IRGC Commander of Golestan Province during this tim...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1177
Date of listing
2022-12-21
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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