UKSL Sanctions designation

Abdul Reza Shahlai

Individual · designated 31 December 2020

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
CTI0013
OFSI group ID
12208
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
31 December 2020
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Arms embargo
  • Travel Ban
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • Abdul Reza Shahlai is Deputy Commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) implicated in acts of terrorism, including through support for designated terrorist organisations. He has been accused of coordinating the attempted assassination of Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi ambassador to the US in 2011.

Other information

  • Links to IRGC5: Soleimani, Arbabsiar, Abdollahi and Shahlai The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Addresses

  • Lines: Military Base
  • Lines: Ilam Province
  • Country: Iran
  • Lines: Kermanshah
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