Hossein Maroufi

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Deputy Coordinator of the Basij, Hossein Maroufi has played a role in the Basij’s violent response to the protests.

Country:

Iran  

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Risk Level:99%

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Info:
As the recently appointed Deputy Coordinator of the Basij, Hossein Maroufi (Maroufi) has played a role in the Basij’s violent response to the protests. Maroufi was also involved in the regime’s crackdown in 2019 during nationwide protests stemming from a rise in gasoline prices. In his role as the IRGC Commander of Golestan Province during this time, Maroufi was allegedly responsible for ordering the use of deadly weapons against Iranian protestors, as well as orchestrating mass arrests of demonstrators.

Maroufi, is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13553 for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the IRGC, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13553.

Involved In:
Human Rights Abuse

Also Known As:
MAROOFI, Hossein

Date of Birth:
1965 to 1966

Country:
Iran

Address:
Tehran, Iran

POB:
Shahr-e Babak, Kerman province, Iran

Nationality:
Iran

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 December 21, 2022 pursuant to Executive Order 13553 for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the IRGC, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13553;