Sadeghi Moghaddam, Mohammad-Hassan

Member of the Guardian Council, which is sanctioned by the Canadian government for human rights abuses. As the Canadian foreign ministry noted, the Council is “an entity that blocks meaningful participation in Iran’s elections by disqualifying candidates who do not align with the regime’s ideology and upholds laws that systematically violate the human rights of Iranians.”¹

The U.S. sanctioned Sadeghi Moghaddam under Executive Order 13876, which authorizes sanctions on officials appointed by the supreme leader. "Mohammad Hasan Sadeghi Moghadam is... a legal expert appointed by Jannati to the Guardian Council’s Central Committee for Election Supervision," the U.S. Treasury Department noted. "Sadeghi Moghadam also serves as a senior advisor to [Guardian Council Secretary Ahmad] Jannati. He has defended the practice of candidate disqualification, stating that it is the Guardian Council’s legal responsibility to vet candidates."²

Sources:

1. https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2022/10/canada-sanctions-additional-representatives-of-the-iranian-regime.html;  https://www.iranintl.com/en/202207160716   

2. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm912