Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Mohammad Ali Jafari
Aliases
Ali Jaafari; Aziz Jaafari; Mohamed Jaafari; Mohamed-Ali Jaafari; Mohammad-Ali Jaafari; Mohammed Jaafari; Mohammed-Ali Jaafari; Muhammad Jaafari; Muhammad-Ali Jaafari; Ali Jafari; Mohamed Jafari; Mohamed-Ali Jafari; Mohammad-Ali Jafari; Mohammed Jafari; Mohammed-Ali Jafari; Muhammad Jafari; Muhammad-Ali Jafari; Ali Ja'fari; Aziz Ja'fari; Mohamed Ja'...
Position
Former General Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
Nationality
Iran
DoB
1957-09-01
Official reason
Former General Commander of the IRGC. IRGC and the Sarollah Base commanded by General Aziz Jafari has played a key role in illegally interfering with the 2009 Presidential Elections, arresting and detaining political activists, as well as clashing with protestors in the streets.
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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