UKSL Sanctions designation

FEREIDOUN ABBASI-DAVANI

Individual · designated 18 October 2023

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
INU0281
OFSI group ID
16166
UN reference number
IRi.001
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
18 October 2023
Last updated
1 October 2025

Regimes

  • The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

  • UK
  • UN

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Travel Ban
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • Fereidoun Abbasi-Davani is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 because in his role as a senior scientist at the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) he engaged in, provided support for, and facilitated, a relevant nuclear activity.

Other information

  • Fereidoun Abbasi-Davani was listed pursuant to paragraph 12 of resolution 1737 (2006), as read with resolutions 1747, 1803 and 1929, as: a persons involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities. Senior Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces. Logistics (MODAFL) scientist with links to the Institute of Applied Physics, working closely with Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
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