Sajedi-Nia, Hossein

Person/Entity:
Person
Also Known As:
Sajedi Nia, Hossein; Sajedinia, Hossein
Sanctioned by U.S:
Yes
Date Sanctioned by U.S:
2022-10-06
Sanctioned by EU:
Yes
Date Sanctioned by EU:
2011-04-12
Sanctioned by U.K.:
Yes
Date Sanctioned by U.K.:
2020-12-31
Sanctioned by Canada:
No
Sanctioned by Australia:
Yes
Date Sanctioned by Australia:
2023-03-17
U.S Laws/EOs Sanctioned Under:
EO 13553
EU Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
Decision 2011/235/CFSP and Regulation No 359/2011
U.K. Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Canadian Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
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Australian Laws/Regulations Sanctioned Under:
Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons—Thematic Sanctions) Amendment (No. 1) Instrument 2023
Description

"Head of Tehran Police, former Deputy Chief of Iran’s National Police responsible for Police Operations. He is in charge of coordinating, for the Ministry of Interior, repression operations in the Iranian capital." 1

"Hossein Sajedinia, the Deputy Operations Commander of the LEF, and Yadollah Javani, the Deputy Political Commander of the IRGC, have led their respective organizations in violently suppressing protests. In April 2019, Sajedinia announced the deployment of over 8,000 male and female undercover Morality Police officers to identify and punish dress code offenders... Sajedinia is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13553 for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Iran’s LEF."2

"Deputy Commander of Operations for the Law Enforcement Command (LEF)."3

Source:

1. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/

2. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0994

3. https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2023L00271

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