Info:
Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs of Iran; officer of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC);
Also Known As:
Mohammad-Baqer Zolqadr
Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr
Muhammad Baqer Zolqadr
Baqer Zolqadr
Mohammed Bakr-Zolkadr
Bagher Zolghadr
Involved In:
Military Weapon Program
Country:
Iran
Reason for the color:
» Added on consolidated list of financial sanctions targets in the UK;
» Identified as a “key person” of the IRGC in an annex to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1747 of March 24, 2007, which lists entities of proliferation concern; with some exceptions, the designation requires states to freeze the financial assets on their territories which are owned or controlled by the entity, by its agents, or by entities it controls; the designation also requires states to ensure that funds, financial assets or economic resources are prevented from being made available by their nationals or by any persons or entities within their territories, to or for the benefit of the entity; the resolution calls on states to “exercise vigilance” in allowing the designated person to enter or to transit through their territories, and requires states to notify the Security Council if the person does so;