Sardar Seyed Ghassem GHOREISHI

Name

Sardar Seyed Ghassem GHOREISHI · Sardar Seyyed Ghasem QURESHI · سید قاسم قریشی · Seyed Qasim QURESHI

EU reference

EU.14263.9

UN reference

not on file

Type

person

Programme

IRN

Regulation

2026/648 (OJ L202600648)

Published

2026-03-16

In force

2026-03-16

Designated

2026-03-16

Function

Seyed Ghassem Qureshi is the Deputy Commander of the Basij Forces, a paramilitary branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He has a long career within the IRGC dating back to the Iran-Iraq war. He served as the Commander of the Basij Resistance Organization in Qom from 1999 to 2002 and as Deputy Inspector of the Basij Resistance Forces from 2002 to 2006.\nIn his current position, Seyed Ghassem Qureshi commands an organisation accused of systematic human rights violations, including the brutal suppression of protests. Basij forces have repeatedly been accused of using firearms, severe beatings and intentionally killing protestors during protest crackdowns, including the recent protests starting in December 2025.\nSeyed Ghassem Qureshi is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran.

Title

Deputy Commander of the Basij Forces

Address city

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Address country

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Citizenship

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Remark

(Date of UN designation: 2026-03-16)

Official Journal

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202600648

Cite as

EU consolidated financial sanctions list (European Commission, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union), content, sha256 ba8fbd1b114e, published 2026-09-22

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