Terror organization: IRGC and MODAFL;

Status: Several positions: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qods Aviation Industry, head of the Supply, Research, and Industry Affairs section of MODAFL, and Deputy Minister of Defense;

Role: He has led Iran’s military research and development efforts and was responsible for negotiating Iran’s agreement with Russia for the supply of Iranian UAVs for Russia’s war in Ukraine

Location: Iran;

Also Known As: (Arabic: سید حجت اله قریشی); GHOREISHI, Sayyid Hojatollah; GHOREISHI, Sayyid Hojjatollah; GHOREISHI, Seyed Hojjatollah; GHOREISHI, Seyyed Hojatollah; GHOREISHI, Seyyed Hojjatollah; GHOREISZI, Seyed Hojjatollah E.; QOREISHI, Seyyed Hojatollah; QORESHI, Seyyed Hojatollah; QUREISHI, Seyed Hojjatollah;

Date of Birth: 27 Sep 1964;

Place of Birth: Iran;

Citizenship: Iran;

Passport: D10003923 (Iran) expires 15 Aug 2023 to 15 Aug 2024; N42881363 (Iran) expires 10 Oct 2022; D9021706 (Iran) expires 14 Jul 2021; D10007155 (Iran) expires 17 Aug 2025; A59655618 (Iran) expires 15 Sep 2027;

National ID No.: 5929869741 (Iran)

Activities:
Seyed Hojatollah Ghoreishi (Ghoreishi) serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of QAI. As the head of the Supply, Research, and Industry Affairs section of MODAFL, and Deputy Minister of Defense, he has led Iran’s military research and development efforts and was responsible for negotiating Iran’s agreement with Russia for the supply of Iranian UAVs for Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Ghoreishi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, both MODAFL and QAI.

Ghoreishi are using various means to help Quds Force convert its money into foreign currency. The methods include using foreign currency earned by Iran’s petrochemical companies, and selling gold and converting the money in Turkey through Halk Bank and Ziraat Bank. This is supervised by Quds Force member Behnam Shahriyari Morallo. Esmaeili was designated by the U.S. Treasury.