- Programme
- Iran
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 12 December 2025 on measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran (SR 946.231.143.6), art. 16 (Financial sanctions), art. 26 (Travel ban) and art. 27 (Prohibition to honour certain claims), annex 12
- Stated grounds
- Ebrahim Mahmudzadeh is a professor at EU-listed Malek Ashtar University, subordinate to EU-listed Defense Technology and Science Research Centre (DTSRC), which supports Iran’s Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) with research and development (R&D) services. Faculty members of Malek Ashtar University are involved in research regarding missiles and nuclear power and thereby provide research and development support to the Government of Iran. Ebrahim Mahmudzadeh is also Chairman of the Board of Iran Telecommunication Company, which is partially controlled by the EU-listed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Ebrahim Mahmudzadeh therefore provides support to the Government of Iran.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026