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Last Updated: October 21, 2026

Jafarabadi Ali

Aliases

جعفرآبادی علی

Nationality

Iran

Position

commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Space Division

Date of birth

1975

Place of birth

Iran

Sex

Male

Other sanctions regimes

EU, UN

Official reason

Ali Jafarabadi is the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Space Division. The IRGC Aerospace Force Space Division has operational control over several Iranian missile systems and is involved in the development and future launch of satellite carriers, which are essential for the development of long-range ballistic missile systems, which Iran continues to develop. Therefore, Ali Jafarabadi is involved in the development of the Iranian missile programme.

Sender

CH

Additional info

art. 16 (Financial sanctions), art. 26 (Travel ban) and art. 27 (Prohibition to honour certain claims), annex 13

Other Information

Position: commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Space Division

Date of listing

2024-11-07

Program information

Program information

Authority

CH

Program

Ordinance of 12 December 2025 on measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran (SR 946.231.143.6)

Regime

UN, Switzerland country specific

Target State

Iran

Measures

Asset freeze, Travel ban, Financial restrictions

Official Information

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 12 December 2025 on measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran (SR 946.231.143.6). The measures implement sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council and follow those of the European Union.

Program URL

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