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Ismail QAANI

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TypePerson[sources]
NameESMAEIL GHAANI AKBARNEJAD · Esma'il Qa'ani · Esmaeil GHAANI · Esmaeil GHA’ANI · Esmaeil Ghaani Akbarnejad · 25 more...[sources]
Other nameESMA'IL GHA'ANI · ESMA'IL QA'ANI · ESMAIL GHAANI · ESMAIL GHANI · ESMAIL QANI · 33 more...[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthMachhad · Machhad : IRAN · Mashad, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) · Mashad, Iran · Mashhad · 1 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityIran[sources]
CountryIran[sources]
CitizenshipIran[sources]
Country of birthIran[sources]
First nameESMAEIL GHAANI · Esma'il · Esmaeil · Esmaeil Ghaani · Esmail · 4 more...[sources]
ID NumberD9003033 · D9008347[sources]
KeywordsNational government[sources]
Last nameAKBARNEJAD · Akbarnejad · GHA'ANI · GHAANI · GHANI · 14 more...[sources]
Middle nameAkbar[sources]
Passport numberD9003033 · D9008347[sources]
Second nameAkbar · Ghaani[sources]
TitleBrigadier-General[sources]
Wikidata IDQ65195624[sources]
PositionCommandant de la force Qods de l’IRGC · Commandant de la force Qods de l’IRGC Général de brigade · Commander of Quds Force (2020-) · Commander of the IRGC Qods Force · Général de brigade · 1 more...[sources]
EducationImam Ali Officers' Academy[sources]
ReligionShia Islam[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

Brigadier General Esmail QAANI serves as Commander of the IRGC Qods Force (IRGC QF).

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

Associated entities: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); IRGC-Qods Force

— Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Rank: Brigadier-General

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Ismail Qaani is the Commander of the EU-listed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force (IRGC-QF). The IRGC-QF is responsible for orchestrating a network of regional militias that have aggressively expanded Iran’s military influence across the Arab world in recent decades. Under Qaani’s command, the IRGC-QF facilitates and supports unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and missile attacks by transferring Iranian weapons to militias in the Middle East and Red Sea region. Under Qaani’s orders, the IRGC-QF enables and supports the drone and missile attacks by Houthis. Therefore, in his capacity as leader of the IRGC-QF, Ismail Qaani is involved in transferring Iran’s missiles and UAVs to armed groups and entities undermining peace and security in the Middle East and Red Sea region.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Position: Commander of the IRGC Qods Force

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Associated entities: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); IRGC-Qods Force

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Associated entities: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); IRGC-Qods Force

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Associated entities: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); IRGC-Qods Force

— EU Consolidated Travel Bans,

Entités associées: Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique (IRGC); Force Qods de l’IRGC - Ismail Qaani est le commandant de la force Qods du Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique (IRGC-QF), inscrite sur la liste de l’UE. L’IRGC-QF est responsable de l’organisation d’un réseau de milices régionales qui ont agressivement étendu l’influence militaire de l’Iran dans le monde arabe au cours des dernières décennies. Sous le commandement de Qaani, l’IRGC-QF facilite et soutient les attaques de véhicules aériens sans pilote (UAV) et de missiles en transférant des armes iraniennes à des milices au Moyen-Orient et dans la région de la mer Rouge. Sous les ordres de Qaani, l’IRGC-QF facilite et soutient, entre autres, les attaques de drones et de missiles perpétrées par les houthistes. Par conséquent, en sa qualité de chef de l’IRGC-QF, Ismail Qaani participe au transfert de missiles et d’UAV iraniens vers des groupes et entités armés qui compromettent la paix et la sécurité au Moyen-Orient et dans la région de la mer Rouge.

— French National Asset Freezing System,

Entités associées: Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique (IRGC); Force Qods de l’IRGC

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List,

Iranian general in the Quds Force

— Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,559

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons248,649

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

French National Asset Freezing System5,117

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,277

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,449

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List32,908

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,018

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,801

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories425,625

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,364

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,410

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,678

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

US SAM Procurement Exclusions120,096

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,256

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata377,203

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: NK-LkHCnPWogL9G9LDEBme4TM · eu-fsf-eu-11696-82 · gb-fcdo-irn0174 · ca-sema-5ca99b13d9ec9f995225459e14ec941b1dab2f9e · usgsa-s4mr3rjj5 · gb-hmt-16329 · fr-ga-named-esmail-ghani · mc-freezes-491f8afc711d74038bbd3d58c3722033fdccacf4 · ca-sema-1-part-2-47-ir-esmail-qaani · ca-sema-2-47-ir-esmail-qaani · ofac-13107 · fr-ga-named-esmail-qani · fr-ga-named-ismail-akbar-nezhad · ch-seco-78248 · au-dfat-7954-esmail-qaani · eu-tb-logical-166362 · NK-Q3zMmXeByXBAy3sM38eGvk · fr-ga-7450

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