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Amir Ali Hajizadeh is commander of Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps since October 2009;
Designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC is Amirali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, whose bureaucracy was responsible for downing the U.S. unmanned aircraft on June 20, 2019. Hajizadeh oversees Iran’s provocative ballistic missile program;
During Eghtedar-e Velayat war game, on 8 March 2016, Hajizadeh said: “the reason we designed our missiles with a range of 2,000 km is to be able to hit our enemies from a safe distance.”;
Previous roles in the IRGC Air Force reportedly included missile director, acting operational commander, and air defense commander. Has coordinated engineering and tunneling projects for the IRGC Air Force. In January 2011, reportedly announced the shooting down of two foreign spy planes over the Persian Gulf by Iranian forces;
Also Known As:
Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh
Involved In:
Military Weapon Program
Nuclear Weapon Program
Missile Weapon Program
Country:
Iran
Address:
Tehran
Reason for the color:
» Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on June 24, 2019 pursuant to Executive Order E.O. 13224 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC;
» On 24/10/2016 added on consolidated list of financial sanctions targes in the UK;
» Listed by the European Union on January, 21 2010 as a person linked to Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran’s development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; with some exceptions, European Union member states must freeze all funds and economic resources owned, held or controlled by the listed person, and prevent funds or economic resources from being made available to him;