OFSI sanctions listing
Mahmoud ABBAS ZADEH MESHKINI
Mahmoud ABBAS ZADEH MESHKINI is an individual designated on the HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) (OFSI) sanctions list under the Iran programme, listed on 12/10/2011. (1) Adviser to Iran's High Council of Human Rights (2) Former Governor of Ilam Province (2012-2013) (3) Spokesman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee. This page summarises the public designation — known aliases, Iran nationality, identifying particulars, the stated reason for listing and linked parties — alongside an independent, transparent risk indicator.
Reason for listing
(UK Sanctions List Ref):IRN0044. (UK Statement of Reasons):Advisor to Iran's High Council for Human Rights. Former secretary of the High Council for Human Rights. Former governor of Ilam Province. Former Interior Ministry's political director. As Head of the Article 10 Committee of the Law on Activities of Political Parties and Groups he was in charge of authorising demonstrations and other public events and registering political parties. In 2010, he suspended the activities of two reformist political parties linked to Mousavi — the Islamic Iran Participation Front and the Islamic Revolution Mujahedeen Organisation. From 2009 onwards he has consistently and continuously prohibited all non-governmental gatherings, therefore denying a constitutional right to protest and leading to many arrests of peaceful demonstrators in contravention of the right to freedom of assembly. He also denied in 2009 the opposition a permit for a ceremony to mourn people killed in protests over the Presidential elections. (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 |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Person |
| Programmes / regime | Iran |
| Date listed | 12/10/2011 |
| Source record ID | ofsi:12174 |
| Last updated (our copy) | 2026-06-04 |
Identity & particulars
| Position / role | (1) Adviser to Iran's High Council of Human Rights (2) Former Governor of Ilam Province (2012-2013) (3) Spokesman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Meshginshahr, Iran |
| Nationality / country | Iran |
| Address(es) | Meshginshahr · Iran |
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Source & provenance
| Issuing authority | HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ofsi:12174 |
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