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Sayyid Ali Akbar TABATABAEI
Aliases
Akbar TAHMASEBI; Ali Akbar TABATABAEI; Seyed Akbar TABATABA'I; Seyed Akbar TAHMAESEBI; Syed TABATABAEI; Seyed TAHMASEBI; Seyed Akbar TABATABAEI; Sayyed Ali TABATABA'IE; Sayyed Ali TABATABAEE
Nationality
Iran
Reg. ID
6620505, Passport; 9003213, Passport
Official reason
Sayyid Ali Akbar Tabatabaei is the Commander of the IRGC-QF Africa Corps. As the commander of all IRGC-QF operations in Africa, Tabatabaei's duties entail overseeing IRGC-QF weapons transfers to Africa, including the IRGC-QF's weapons shipment that was intended for The Gambia. In this capacity, Tabatabaei oversaw Hosein Aghajani's facilitation of t...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/tg1506
Date of listing
2012-03-27
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594
Regime
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Target State
Terrorism
Measures
Blocking Property
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/2396
Official Information
On June 6, 2003, OFAC issued the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (68 FR 34196, June 6, 2003 (“the Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 of September 23, 2001, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism” (66 FR 49079, September 25, 2001)...
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