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Reza Aghazadeh

PersonBorn 14 Mar 1949Last read from source 19 Oct 2026

Reza Aghazadeh is an Iranian national, member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He served as Head of the Atomic Energy Organization between 1997 and 2009. His positions have led him to be at the forefront of the development of Iran’s nuclear programme. He is still consulted by his AEOI colleagues on nuclear issues. Reza Aghazadeh is therefore responsible for directly participating in Iran’s nuclear programme and nuclear escalation.

Sanctioned · Switzerland SECO, EU
Listed by 2 authorities
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Sources
3 names on file
Listed in their own right2

Named directly by EU, Switzerland SECO.

Director of a company that is listed—

No company role is recorded for this person by any register read.

Sanctions2 active

  • Switzerland SECOActive

    Iran

    Designation date not published by this authority · Switzerland SECO Sanctions List

  • EUActive

    IRN

    Designation date not published by this authority · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Companies & roles

No company role is recorded for this person. Roles come from national business registers, and a sanctioned individual will usually have none here — the registers this system reads cover a different set of countries from the sanctions lists.

On the record

Name
Reza Aghazadeh
Also known as
Aghazadeh Reza · Reza AGHAZADEH
Date of birth
14 Mar 1949
Place of birth
Khoy, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
Position
Reza Aghazadeh is an Iranian national, member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He served as Head of the Atomic Energy Organization between 1997 and 2009. His positions have led him to be at the forefront of the development of Iran’s nuclear programme. He is still consulted by his AEOI colleagues on nuclear issues. Reza Aghazadeh is therefore responsible for directly participating in Iran’s nuclear programme and nuclear escalation.
First recorded here
8 Aug 2026

Exposure

Medium risk1 of 5 components assessed — no composite shown, because how much was read is itself unknown here
Sanctions and debarments68

Sanctioned by 2 authorities: EU, Switzerland SECO. Confirmed present in a source snapshot within the last 90 days.

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Company associations

Not scored. No company role is recorded for this person, which is an absence of records rather than a finding.

Jurisdiction

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Evidence coverage

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Adverse media

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Band drawn from the components that could be measured, methodology v5. The unscored ones above are gaps in what was read, not findings of nothing. Not a compliance determination — check the underlying listings before acting on anything here.

Recent activity

  1. 19 Oct 2026Last read from source