UKSL Sanctions designation

Mohammad BAGHERI

Individual · designated 20 October 2022

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
RUS1652
OFSI group ID
15604
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
20 October 2022
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Travel Ban
  • Trust Services Sanctions
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • Major General Mohammad BAGHERI is an involved person under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 because he is a person who is responsible for, engages in, provides support for, or promotes any policy or action which destabilises Ukraine or undermines or threatens the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine. Major General Mohammad BAGHERI is an Iranian Military Officer, and chairman of the Armed Forces General Staff (AFGS), the country’s top military body. He has been identified as a key figure overseeing army branches and individuals involved in a deal that supplied Russia with Iranian produced UAVs for use in their illegal invasion of Ukraine. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.

Other information

  • The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Addresses

  • Lines: Ferdowsi Avenue
  • Lines: Sarhang Sakhaei Street
  • Lines: Tehran
  • Country: Iran
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