OFSI sanctions listing
Gholamhosein RAMEZANI
Gholamhosein RAMEZANI is an individual designated on the HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) (OFSI) sanctions list under the Iran programme, listed on 29/03/2012. (1) Chief of the Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence since 2011 (2) Former Commander of Intelligence of the Pasdaran Nov 2009 to Mar2011 (3) Former Deputy Commander of Intelligence of the Pasdaran Mar 2008 to Nov 2009) (4) Former Head of Protection and Intelligence of the Pasdaran Apr 2006 to Mar 2008. This page summarises the public designation — known aliases, identifying particulars, the stated reason for listing and linked parties — alongside an independent, transparent risk indicator.
Reason for listing
(UK Sanctions List Ref):IRN0029. (UK Statement of Reasons):Since 2011 Chief of the Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence. Ramezani has held a number of senior roles in Military Intelligence and security for IRGC including Commander and Deputy Commander of Intelligence of IRGC and Head of Protection and Intelligence. Involved in the suppression of freedom of expression, including by being associated with those responsible for the arrests of bloggers/journalists in 2004, and reported to have had a role in the suppression of the post-election protests in 2009. (Gender):Male
Statement of reasons as published by UK OFSI. This is the issuing authority's wording, reproduced for reference.
Designation record
| List / authority | UK OFSI (OFSI) — Iran |
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| Entity type | Person |
| Programmes / regime | Iran |
| Date listed | 29/03/2012 |
| Source record ID | ofsi:12659 |
| Last updated (our copy) | 2026-06-04 |
Identity & particulars
| Position / role | (1) Chief of the Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence since 2011 (2) Former Commander of Intelligence of the Pasdaran Nov 2009 to Mar2011 (3) Former Deputy Commander of Intelligence of the Pasdaran Mar 2008 to Nov 2009) (4) Former Head of Protection and Intelligence of the Pasdaran Apr 2006 to Mar 2008 |
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Source & provenance
| Issuing authority | HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) |
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| Source identifier | ofsi:12659 |
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