Amoli LarijaniPerson

Also known as

• Sadegh Larijani
• Sadeq Larijani
• صادق اردشیر لاریجانی‎‎ (Arab)
• Sadeq Ardeshir Larijani

Designations

• Designated by UK HM Treasury (OFSI) under program Iran since 2020-12-31. Other entities under Iran

Source remarks: IRN0071 — Former Head of the Judiciary. The Head of the Judiciary is required to consent to and sign off every qisas (retribution), hodoud (crimes against God) and ta'zirat (crimes against the state) punishment. This includes sentences attracting the death penalty, floggings and amputations. In this regard, he has personally signed off numerous death penalty sentences, contravening international standards, including stoning, executions by suspension strangulation, execution of juveniles, and public executions such as those where prisoners have been hung from bridges in front of crowds of thousands. Therefore, he has contributed to a high number of executions. He has also permitted corporal punishment sentences such as amputations and the dripping of acid into the eyes of the convicted. Since Sadeq Larijani took office, arbitrary arrests of political prisoners, human rights defenders and minorities have increased markedly. Sadeq Larijani also bears responsibility for systemic failures in the Iranian judicial process to respect the right to a fair trial. (official source)

Key properties

Date of birth

1961-03-121960

Place of birth

Najaf

Position

(1) Chair of the Expediency Council (since Dec 2018) (2) Member of the Assembly of Experts (since 1999)

Source list & list version

Last confirmed present in UK OFSI Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets list version gb_hmt_ofsi@2026-06-03, observed 2026-06-03.

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