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Mohammad Sarafraz

Politician · Sanctioned entity

Mohammad Sarafraz is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Mohammad Sarafraz · Muhammed Sarafraz · محمد سرافراز				[sources]
Alias	Haj-agha Sarafraz · محمد سرافراز				[sources]
Birth date	1961-04-07 · 1963 · 1964-04-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Iran · Tehran				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Iran				[sources]
Citizenship	Iran				[sources]
First name	Haj-agha · Mohammad				[sources]
Last name	Sarafraz				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q18507205				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Former member of the Supreme Council of Cyber Space. Former president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) (2014-2016) Former Head of IRIB World Service and press TV, responsible for all programming decisions.				[sources]
Education	Saint Joseph University of Beirut				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-05	Last processed	2026-04-05	First seen	2024-05-09

Descriptions

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2025-04-09

Iranian terrorist

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-03-12

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
United Kingdom	Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK		2020-12-31	-

Data sources

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,670

Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

United Kingdom · FCDO