Babak Zanjani
1974
- Nationality
- Iran
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
Babak Zanjani (Persian: بابک زÙجاÙÛ, born 12 March 1974) is an Iranian billionaire and business magnate.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Evin PrisonDates unknown
Biography
Babak Zanjani (Persian: بابک زÙجاÙÛ, born 12 March 1974) is an Iranian billionaire and business magnate. He was the managing director of the UAE-based Sorinet Group, one of Iran's largest business conglomerates. In late 2013, he was arrested and accused of withholding $2.7 billion of government money owned by the Ministry of Petroleum, while facilitating Iran's oil revenue, which was hindered by the sanctions against Iran. Zanjani was convicted of corruption and sentenced to death. In 2021, while awaiting execution, the Supreme Court of Iran indicated that the sentence would be commuted when his debts to the Iranian government were paid, and stayed his sentence, pending return of the embezzled funds. After the return of around $2.1 billion in assets, his sentence was commuted to 20 years of imprisonment on 30 April 2024. Several commentators have stated that Zanjani is perhaps a "fall guy" for corruption scandals in Iran.
Related people
Same nationality and era where possible; falls back to shared nationality or era.
- Nahid Taghavi1954Iran
Ahmad Batebi1977IranAhmad Batebi (Persian: اØ٠د باطبÛ; born July 25, 1977) is an Iranian activist who was designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.
Kasra Nouri1990IranKasra Nouri (Persian: Ú©Ø³Ø±Û ÙÙرÛ) is an Iranian journalist and political activist.
Tawana Mohammadi1995Iran
Jason Rezaian1976IranJason Rezaian (Persian: جÛسÙ٠رضائÛاÙ; born on March 16, 1976) is an Iranian-American journalist who served as Tehran bureau chief for The Washington Post.
Atena1988IranAtena Daemi Khoshknudhani (Persian: آتÙا دائ٠Û; born 1988) is an Iranian civil rights activist, children's rights activist, human rights activist and political prisoner in Iran.