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Abbas JAFARI DOLATABADI

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Born 1953,Iran. Named in 15 sanctions listings.

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

Jafari-Dolatabadi is a licensed lawyer at the Bar of Tehran. He is the former advisor to the Supreme Disciplinary Court of judges (29 April 2019-at least 2020). Former Prosecutor General of Tehran (August 2009-April 2019). Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi’s office indicted a large number of protesters, including individuals who took part in the December 2009 Ashura Day protests. He ordered the closure of Karroubi’s office in September 2009 and the arrest of several reformist politicians, and he banned two reformist political parties in June 2010. His office charged protesters with “Muharebeh”, or “enmity against God”, which carries the death penalty, and denied due process to those facing the death penalty. His office also targeted and arrested reformists, human rights activists and members of the media, as part of a broad crackdown on the political opposition. In October 2018, he announced to the media that four detained Iranian environmental activists were to be charged with “sowing corruption on earth”, a charge which carries the death penalty.

(also Abbas JA'FARI-DOWLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOVLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOLAT-ABADI, Abbas JAFARI-DOLATABADI, Abbas JA'AFARI DOLATABADI, Abbas JA'FARI-DOLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOLATABADI)

(also Abbas JAFARI DOWLATABADI, Abbas JA'FARI-DOWLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOVLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOLAT-ABADI, Abbas JA'AFARI DOLATABADI, Abbas JA'FARI-DOLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOLATABADI)

(UE) 2021/587 du 12/04/2021 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011) (FondementJuridique: 1054)

(UE) 2023/721 du 31/03/2023 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011) (FondementJuridique: 3552)

(UE) 2020/510 du 07/04/2020 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011) (FondementJuridique: 233)

(also Abbas JAFARI DOWLATABADI, Abbas JA'FARI-DOWLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOVLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOLAT-ABADI, Abbas JAFARI-DOLATABADI, Abbas JA'AFARI DOLATABADI, Abbas JA'FARI-DOLATABADI)

(also Abbas JAFARI DOWLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOVLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOLAT-ABADI, Abbas JAFARI-DOLATABADI, Abbas JA'AFARI DOLATABADI, Abbas JA'FARI-DOLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOLATABADI)

(UE) 2026/776 du 30/03/2026 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011) (FondementJuridique: 4126)

(also Abbas JAFARI DOWLATABADI, Abbas JA'FARI-DOWLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOVLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOLAT-ABADI, Abbas JAFARI-DOLATABADI, Abbas JA'AFARI DOLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOLATABADI)

(Date of UN designation: 2011-04-12)

Jafari-Dolatabadi est un avocat agréé au barreau de Téhéran. Il est l'ancien conseiller auprès de la Cour suprême disciplinaire des juges (29 avril 2019-au moins 2020). Ancien procureur général de Téhéran (août 2009-avril 2019). Les services de Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi ont inculpé un grand nombre de manifestants, y compris des personnes ayant participé aux manifestations de protestation du jour de l'Achoura en décembre 2009. Il a ordonné la fermeture du bureau de Karroubi en septembre 2009 ainsi que l'arrestation de plusieurs hommes politiques réformateurs et a interdit deux partis politiques réformateurs en juin 2010. Ses services ont accusé les manifestants de Moharebeh (guerre contre Dieu), ce qui est passible de la peine de mort, et ont refusé aux condamnés à mort le droit à un procès équitable. Ses services ont également pris pour cible et arrêté des réformateurs, des défenseurs des droits de l'homme et des représentants des médias dans le cadre d'une vaste opération de répression des opposants politiques. En octobre 2018, il a annoncé aux médias que quatre militants écologistes iraniens détenus seraient accusés de répandre la corruption sur terre, un chef d'inculpation passible de la peine de mort.

(UE) 2019/560 du 08/04/2019 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011) (FondementJuridique: 232)

(also Abbas JAFARI DOWLATABADI, Abbas JA'FARI-DOWLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOVLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI-DOLATABADI, Abbas JA'AFARI DOLATABADI, Abbas JA'FARI-DOLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOLATABADI)

(also Abbas JAFARI DOWLATABADI, Abbas JA'FARI-DOWLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOVLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOLAT-ABADI, Abbas JAFARI-DOLATABADI, Abbas JA'FARI-DOLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOLATABADI)

(also Abbas JAFARI DOWLATABADI, Abbas JA'FARI-DOWLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOLAT-ABADI, Abbas JAFARI-DOLATABADI, Abbas JA'AFARI DOLATABADI, Abbas JA'FARI-DOLATABADI, Abbas JAFARI DOLATABADI)

(UE) 359/2011 du 12/04/2011 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011) (FondementJuridique: 223)

Sanctions and listings15

  • Listed
    27 Jul 2012

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Listed
    27 Jul 2012

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Listed
    23 Feb 2011

    Iran Sanctions - IRAN-HR

    Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States

    IRAN-HR and block

    Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions

    Unknown

    Programme US-IRANReference 12596treasury.govofac.treasury.gov

  • Listed
    8 May 2019; 12 May 2015; 30 Apr 2020; 28 Apr 2021; 14 Apr 2026

    Measures Against The Islamic Republic Of Iran - Ordinance of 12 December 2025 on measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran (SR 946.231.143.6), annexes 11-14

    State Secretariat for Economic AffairsSwiss SECO Sanctions/EmbargoesSwitzerland

    Programme SECO-IRANReference 13154Reference 19.seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch

  • Official designation

    La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco

    (UE) 2021/587 du 12/04/2021, (ue) 359/2011 du 12/04/2011, (ue) 2026/776 du 30/03/2026, (ue) 2023/721 du 31/03/2023, (ue) 2019/560 du 08/04/2019 and (ue) 2020/510 du 07/04/2020

    Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne

    Jafari-Dolatabadi est un avocat agréé au barreau de Téhéran. Il est l'ancien conseiller auprès de la Cour suprême disciplinaire des juges (29 avril 2019-au moins 2020). Ancien procureur général de Téhéran (août 2009-avril 2019). Les services de Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi ont inculpé un grand nombre de manifestants, y compris des personnes ayant participé aux manifestations de protestation du jour de l'Achoura en décembre 2009. Il a ordonné la fermeture du bureau de Karroubi en septembre 2009 ainsi que l'arrestation de plusieurs hommes politiques réformateurs et a interdit deux partis politiques réformateurs en juin 2010. Ses services ont accusé les manifestants de Moharebeh (guerre contre Dieu), ce qui est passible de la peine de mort, et ont refusé aux condamnés à mort le droit à un procès équitable. Ses services ont également pris pour cible et arrêté des réformateurs, des défenseurs des droits de l'homme et des représentants des médias dans le cadre d'une vaste opération de répression des opposants politiques. En octobre 2018, il a annoncé aux médias que quatre militants écologistes iraniens détenus seraient accusés de répandre la corruption sur terre, un chef d'inculpation passible de la peine de mort.

    geldefonds.gouv.mc

  • Listed
    27 Jul 2012

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Listed
    3 Apr 2023

    EU sanctions against Iran

    Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium

    2023/721 (OJ L94)

    Programme EU-IRNfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    27 Jul 2012

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Listed
    27 Jul 2012

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Listed
    27 Jul 2012

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Effective
    31 Dec 2020

    UK sanctions relating to Iran - The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023

    UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom

    Asset freeze, travel ban and director disqualification sanction

    Prosecutor General of Tehran from August 2009 until May 2019. Dolatabadi's office indicted a large number of protesters, including individuals who took part in the December 2009 Ashura Day protests. He ordered the closure of Karroubi's office in September 2009 and the arrest of several reformist politicians, and he banned two reformist political parties in June 2010. His office charged protesters with the charge of Muharebeh, or enmity against God, which carries a death sentence, and denied due process to those facing the death sentence. His office also targeted and arrested reformists, human rights activists, and members of the media, as part of a broad crackdown on the political opposition. In October 2018 he announced to the media that four detained Iranian environmental activists were to be charged with “sowing corruption on earth”, a charge which carries the death penalty. In October 2018 he announced to the media that four detained Iranian environmental activists were to be charged with “sowing corruption on earth”, a charge which carries the death penalty

    Prosecutor General of Tehran from August 2009 until May 2019. Dolatabadi's office indicted a large number of protesters, including individuals who took part in the December 2009 Ashura Day protests. He ordered the closure of Karroubi's office in September 2009 and the arrest of several reformist politicians, and he banned two reformist political parties in June 2010. His office charged protesters with the charge of Muharebeh, or enmity against God, which carries a death sentence, and denied due process to those facing the death sentence. His office also targeted and arrested reformists, human rights activists, and members of the media, as part of a broad crackdown on the political opposition. In October 2018 he announced to the media that four detained Iranian environmental activists were to be charged with 'sowing corruption on earth', a charge which carries the death penalty. In October 2018 he announced to the media that four detained Iranian environmental activists were to be charged with 'sowing corruption on earth', a charge which carries the death penalty

    Programme GB-IRANReference IRN0002Reference 11795Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk

  • EU sanctions against Iran - (UE) 2020/510 du 07/04/2020 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011); (UE) 2021/587 du 12/04/2021 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011); (UE) 2023/721 du 31/03/2023 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011); (UE) 359/2011 du 12/04/2011 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011); (UE) 2026/776 du 30/03/2026 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011); (UE) 2019/560 du 08/04/2019 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011)

    Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance

    Jafari-Dolatabadi est un avocat agréé au barreau de Téhéran. Il est l'ancien conseiller auprès de la Cour suprême disciplinaire des juges (29 avril 2019-au moins 2020). Ancien procureur général de Téhéran (août 2009-avril 2019). Les services de Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi ont inculpé un grand nombre de manifestants, y compris des personnes ayant participé aux manifestations de protestation du jour de l'Achoura en décembre 2009. Il a ordonné la fermeture du bureau de Karroubi en septembre 2009 ainsi que l'arrestation de plusieurs hommes politiques réformateurs et a interdit deux partis politiques réformateurs en juin 2010. Ses services ont accusé les manifestants de Moharebeh (guerre contre Dieu), ce qui est passible de la peine de mort, et ont refusé aux condamnés à mort le droit à un procès équitable. Ses services ont également pris pour cible et arrêté des réformateurs, des défenseurs des droits de l'homme et des représentants des médias dans le cadre d'une vaste opération de répression des opposants politiques. En octobre 2018, il a annoncé aux médias que quatre militants écologistes iraniens détenus seraient accusés de répandre la corruption sur terre, un chef d'inculpation passible de la peine de mort.

    Programme EU-IRNReference EU.2963.70gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frsanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    27 Jul 2012

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Listed
    3 Apr 2023
    Effective
    12 Apr 2011

    EU sanctions against Iran - IRN

    Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union

    Designation date published: 2011-04-12

    regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council

    2023/721 (OJ L94)

    Programme EU-IRNReference EU.2963.70eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    27 Jul 2012

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

Positions held5

  1. Period not retained

    Ancien procureur général de Téhéran (août 2009-avril 2019)

  2. Period not retained

    Former prosecutor general of Tehran ( Aug 2009-Apr 2019)

  3. Period not retained

    Prosecutor-General of Tehran; General and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Tehran; Tehran Public and Revolution Prosecutor; Tehran Public Prosecutor

  4. Period not retained

    Ancien conseiller auprès de la Cour suprême disciplinaire des juges (29 avril 2019 au moins 2020)

  5. Period not retained

    Former advisor to the Supreme Disciplinary Court of judges (29 April 2019-at least 2020). Former Prosecutor General of Tehran (August 2009-April 2019).

Other names18

Also known as18

Abbas JAFARI-DOLATABADIJAFARI DOLAT-ABADI, AbbasAbbas JAFARI DOVLATABADIAbbas JA'FARI-DOLATABADIAbbas JAFARI DOWLATABADIJA'FARI-DOWLATABADI, AbbasJA'FARI-DOLATABADI, AbbasAbbas JA'AFARI DOLATABADIJAFARI DOWLATABADI, AbbasJAFARI DOVLATABADI, AbbasAbbas JAFARI DOLAT-ABADIJAFARI-DOLATABADI, AbbasJA'AFARI DOLATABADI, AbbasAbbas JA'FARI-DOWLATABADIAbbas Ja'fari DowlatabadiJafari-Dolatabadi AbbasAbbas Jafari-DolatabadiJAFARI DOLATABADI, Abbas

Addresses3

  • Tehran, Tehran Revolutionary and Public Court, Office of Tehran Prosecutor, Arag Circle

  • Tehran

  • Tehran Revolutionary and Public Court, Office of Tehran Prosecutor, Arag Circle Tehran Iran

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