Andisheh Nab Research, Political and Cultural Institute

This is an IRGC entity. Mohsen Rafiqdoust was an early trustee of Andisheh Nab along with other IRGC officers, including Mohsen Rezaei, Hossein Salami (current IRGC commander in chief), Gholamali Rashid (Khatam HQ), Ali Shamkhani (IRGC Navy), Hossein Alaei (IRGC Navy, Aseman Air CEO), Mohsen Rashid (IRGC), Bahador Aminian (envoy to Afghanistan), Mohammad Doroudian (IRGC), Ahmad Gholampour (IRGC commander, Imam Hossein University), Seyyedd Ali Hosseini Tash (IRGC commander, nuclear negotiator), Gholam Reza Mehrabi (IRGC, General Staff of the Armed Forces intelligence deputy), and Ebrahim Haji Mohammadzadeh (an IRGC co-founder).

The current trustees are IRGC commanders Mohsen Rezaei, Ahmad Gholampour, Gholamali Rashid, Hossein Alaei, Seyyedd Ali Hosseini Tash, Mohsen Kazemeini (Tehran IRGC commander), Alireza Andalib (IRGC), Asghar Rasoulzadeh (IRGC—Mohsen Rezaei’s chief of staff for 40 years), and Shamsulddin Barberoudi (IRGC).

Shamsulddin Barberoudi, alias Dr. Razavi, has held positions including commander of IRGC Qorb Qaem HQ, adviser to the minister of information and communications technology, and Fereydoun Abbasi’s deputy at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).

Amin Kafaf Investment Development

Established in October 2003, Amin Kafaf was created with the purpose of conducting “any and all permissible economic activities including import-export, purchase and sales related to agriculture, mining, industries, production, construction, stocks etc.”

The company’s founding board consisted of Ala Mir-Mohammad Sadeqi (board chairman), Seyyed Ali Naqi Seyyed Khamoushi (vice chairman), Mohsen Rafiqdoust (CEO), Mohammad Javad Rafiqdoust (board member), Reza Rafiqdoust (VP), Asadollah Asgaroladi (board member), Abbas Saeedinejad (board member), and Abolfazl Haji Heydari (board member).

Abolfazl Haji Heydari (d. 2014) was one of the individuals involved in the assassination of Pahlavi-era prime minister Hasan Ali Mansour.

While none of the original founding members are still on the board of Amin Kafaf, the current board of directors features individuals like Mohammad Javad Shamsian (CEO), Gholamreza Firouzian Haji (board chairman), and Navid Jafarinejad (board member).

Mohammad Javad Shamsian, as vice chairman, and Jalal Shamisian, as CEO and board chairman, are on the board of a company called Novin Orafa. According to its website, Novin Orafa has held exclusive rights to:

– Ads displayed in Iran’s video rental network (2001–6)
– Using TV characters in advertisements (2001)
– Ads displayed on footbridges in the cities of Tehran (2003–7), Eslamshahr and Golestan(2004–7), Karaj (2005–9), and Boomehen (2003–13), as well as northern Iran (2005–11)
– Digital billboards across Tehran (2006–7)
– Finding sponsors for the Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds (Khaneh Cinema) (2011–13)
– All domestic and foreign commercials on IRIB (2003–5). The company is a member of the consortium of companies permitted to accept and broadcast IRIB ads
– Ads displayed at Mehrabad Airport’s Terminal 6 (2003–7)
– All ads displayed outside and inside Imam Khomeini International Airport
– Foreign ads shown during the Persian Gulf Pro League football matches (2004–7)

The company has produced ads for various bonyad-owned companies, including Irancell (BM-EIKO), BM’s Financial and Credit Institute (now Bank Sina), Tak Makaron (Mottalebi Kashani), Rayen Automakers (Hassan Pelarak, QF), Day Insurance (BS), LG, Panasonic, JVC, Tefal, BEEM, Mulinex, Daewoo, Samsung, Canon, and Nokia.

Novin Orafa has produced and funded at least ten cinematic productions.

Another Novin Orafa executive, Gholamreza Firouzian Haji, was appointed as the VP for marketing and sales of the Iranian Tobacco company in 2014 and held the position for at least two years. He has held administrative positions in Majles and the Tehran Municipality, and was the director of marketing for the Tehran University Investment Organization.

Navid Jafarinejad, an Amin Kafaf board member, was previously on the board of BTS-linked companies such as Aval Mobin Saba Services.

Jafarinejad and Mohammad Javad Shamsian were both on the founding board of a company called Marja Gostaresh Khadamat-e Refahi va Elmi-e Saramad. Launched in November 2019, the company’s articles of incorporation say it is involved in “buying and selling smart cards,” “import-export of and offering after sales services for any and all legal products, participating in government and private tenders, onlines sales of goods and services . . . and customs services,” among other things. According to its profile on the job listing website Irantalent, the company is a service provider that offers “technological and payment solutions such as smart cards [and] mobile apps.”

Bonyan Nour Qard al-Hasan Fund

This financial institution was founded in 1997 and has only a handful of public records available. The oldest records show Mohsen Rafiqdoust was a member of its board of directors while his son Amir Hossein was its vice chairman.

Loghman Pharmaceuticals

This Fortune 500 company was briefly owned by Mohsen Rafiqdoust. It currently belongs to Jame al-Imam Sadeq (Imam Sadeq University Holding), which is controlled by the Mahdavi Kani clan, who are related to Ali Khamenei through marriage.

Seyyed Javad Sadatinejad

Trustee of Iranian NGO for Supporting Science.

Sadatinejad is an MP who heads the Majles Agriculture Commission. He is a Moscow-educated hydrologist, connected to various Basij organizations at the university level.

Seyyed Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi

CEO and Board Member of Iranian NGO for Supporting Science.

Sajjadi is a former Iranian ambassador to Russia who made headlines in 2012 when a Russian bank froze his accounts and those of other embassy employees.

He is on the board of companies like Tadbir Research Management Consultants (EIKO), Saba Mihan (Nat. Ret. Fund), and Mostafa Science and Technology Bonyad. Since 2007, Sajjadi has been on the board of the Iran Foreign Investment Company (IFIC), according to his now archived biography on the Iranian Embassy in Moscow’s website.

Saber Mirzaei

Board Member and Trustee of Iranian NGO for Supporting Science.

He is involved with various nanotechnology companies, funds, oil and gas companies, and EIKO-linked tech companies such as Borhan Mobin Development Management Co. He is also a board member of Mostafa Science and Technology Bonyad.

Mehdi Safarinia

Treasurer of Iranian NGO for Supporting Science.

He is connected to tech companies and various funds in addition to being a board member of Mostafa Science and Technology Bonyad.

Saeed Sarkar

Vice Chairman and Trustee of Iranian NGO for Supporting Science and Technology Development.

Sarkar is connected to various nanotechnology and medical equipment companies such as Parseh Intelligent Surgical Systems Co. Sarkar is vice chairman of the Mostafa Science and Technology Bonyad. He holds a degree in nuclear medicine.

Ali Beitollahi

Board Member of Iranian NGO for Supporting Science and Technology Development. He is among the founders of the Mostafa Science and Technology Bonyad.

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