Person

Gholamreza Soleimani

Sanctioned entity

Born 1965,Iran. Named in 12 sanctions listings.

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Summary

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

(also Gholamreza SOLEIMANI)

(also Gholam Reza SOLEYMANI, Gholam Reza SOLEIMANI, Gholamreza SOLEIMANY, Gholamreza SOLEIMANY)

(Date of UN designation: 2021-04-12)

Date de naissance publiée : calendrier hégirien iranien 1343,; 1964,; calendrier grégorien 1965

DATE_DE_NAISSANCE: {"Annee": "1965", "Commentaire": "calendrier grégorien", "Jour": "", "Mois": ""}

Gholamreza Soleimani est le chef de l’organisation Basij. L’organisation Basij a recouru à la force létale pour réprimer les manifestations de novembre 2019 en Iran, faisant des morts et des blessés parmi des manifestants non armés et d’autres civils dans de nombreuses villes du pays. En tant que chef de l’organisation Basij, Gholamreza Soleimani porte la responsabilité de la répression violente des manifestations et de graves violations des droits de l’homme en Iran.

Birth information published: year=1343; calendarType=ISLAMIC; circa=false; city=Farsan; countryDescription=IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF); remark=Iranian Hijri calendar

DATE_DE_NAISSANCE: {"Annee": "1343", "Commentaire": "calendrier hégirien iranien", "Jour": "", "Mois": ""}

Birth information published: year=1343; calendarType=ISLAMIC; city=Farsan; countryDescription=IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF); remark=Iranian Hijri calendar

(UE) 2021/584 du 12/04/2021 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011) (FondementJuridique: 1053)

Sanctions and listings12

  • Listed
    10 Apr 2020
    Effective
    10 Jan 2020

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • EU sanctions against Iran - (UE) 2021/584 du 12/04/2021 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011)

    Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance

    Gholamreza Soleimani est le chef de l’organisation Basij. L’organisation Basij a recouru à la force létale pour réprimer les manifestations de novembre 2019 en Iran, faisant des morts et des blessés parmi des manifestants non armés et d’autres civils dans de nombreuses villes du pays. En tant que chef de l’organisation Basij, Gholamreza Soleimani porte la responsabilité de la répression violente des manifestations et de graves violations des droits de l’homme en Iran.

    Programme EU-IRNgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frsanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    16 Feb 2025
    Effective
    10 Jan 2020

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Listed
    10 Apr 2020
    Effective
    10 Jan 2020

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Serious Violations Or Serious Abuses Of Human Rights Sanctions Regime - Autonomous (Thematic - Human Rights)

    Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeAustralian Sanctions Consolidated ListAustralia

    Targeted financial sanction and travel ban

    Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons—Thematic Sanctions) Amendment (No. 1) Instrument 2022

    Programme AU-HUMANLast updated 10 Dec 2022dfat.gov.audfat.gov.au

  • Listed
    12 Apr 2021

    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: 2021-04-12

    regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council

    2021/584 (OJ L124I)

    Programme EU-IRNReference EU.6131.26eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    3 Oct 2022

    Special Economic Measures Act - Iran

    Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions ListCanada

    1, Part 2

    Programme CA-SEMAReference 49international.gc.cainternational.gc.ca

  • Listed
    10 Jan 2020

    Iran Sanctions - IRAN-EO13876

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

    IRGC, IRAN-HR, IRAN-EO13876 and block

    Additional Sanctions Information: Subject to Secondary Sanctions

    Executive Order 13553 (Iran)

    Executive Order 13876 (Iran)

    Programme US-IRANReference 27854treasury.govofac.treasury.gov

  • Listed
    6 Apr 2020
    Effective
    10 Jan 2020

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Official designation

    La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco

    (UE) 2021/584 du 12/04/2021

    Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne

    Gholamreza Soleimani est le chef de l’organisation Basij. L’organisation Basij a recouru à la force létale pour réprimer les manifestations de novembre 2019 en Iran, faisant des morts et des blessés parmi des manifestants non armés et d’autres civils dans de nombreuses villes du pays. En tant que chef de l’organisation Basij, Gholamreza Soleimani porte la responsabilité de la répression violente des manifestations et de graves violations des droits de l’homme en Iran.

    geldefonds.gouv.mc

  • Listed
    12 Apr 2021

    EU sanctions against Iran

    Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium

    2021/584 (OJ L124I)

    Programme EU-IRNfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu

  • Effective
    10 Oct 2022

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

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

    Director Disqualification Sanction, travel ban and asset freeze

    There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Gholamreza SOLEIMANI has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and providing support for the violent suppression of protests in Iran through his role as Head of the “Volunteer Forces” (Basij Organisation) and through participating in decisions relating to the conduct of Iranian security forces during the 2019 protests via his position in the National Security Council.

    There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Gholamreza SOLEIMANI has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Iran, including being responsible for, engaging in and providing support for the violent suppression of protests in Iran through his role as Head of the 'Volunteer Forces' (Basij Organisation) and through participating in decisions relating to the conduct of Iranian security forces during the 2019 protests via his position in the National Security Council.

    Programme GB-IRANReference 15599Reference IRN0082Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk

Positions held3

  1. Period not retained

    chef de l’organisation Basij du corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique (IRGC)

  2. Period not retained

    Head of the Basij Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

  3. Period not retained

    Head of the Basij Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

Connections1

Other links1

  • Basij Resistance ForceSanctionedTerrorismDebarredExport controlledPerson of interest
    Agent for
    "Acting for or on behalf of"SyriaIran

Other names11

Also known as11

Gholamreza SOLEIMANYGholam Reza SOLEYMANISOLEYMANI, Gholam RezaGholamreza SoleimanyGholam Reza Soleimaniغلامرضا سلیمانیSOLEIMANI, Gholam RezaGholam Reza SoleymaniGholam Reza SOLEIMANISOLEIMANI, GholamrezaGholamreza SOLEIMANI

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