Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Gholamhosein Ramezani
Position
Chief of the Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence since 2011; Member of the Expediency Council ; Former Minister of Intelligence ; Former Prosecutor General of Iran ; Former Deputy Head and spokesman of the Judiciary
Official reason
Since 2011 Chief of the Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence. Ramezani has held a number of senior roles in Military Intelligence and security for IRGC including Commander and Deputy Commander of Intelligence of IRGC and Head of Protection and Intelligence. Involved in the suppression of freedom of expression, including by being associated with ...
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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