Doctor Abolhassani appointed as the new Secretary of Supreme Council of Iran AML Print E-mail
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Iran Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini, in a decree dated 9/8/88 appointed doctor Asghar Abolhassani as the new Secretary of Supreme Council of Iran AML. Earlier Seyed Hamid Pour-Mohammadi, the former deputy banking, insurance and public companies of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance undertook this responsibility. According to this decree, other Vice Presidents and dependant organizations, including banks, insurances, stock exchange, custom duty had to exercise their ultimate cooperation to achieve this important act. This mandate emphasized also on the necessity of holding regular meetings of the Council and making effort for implementing AML By-law Anti-money laundering law was ratified in the open session of the Parliament on 22.01.2007 and was approved by the Guardian Council on 06.02.2007 and was notified to the Parliament through letter Ref. 183497/258 dated 13.02.2007..

President Ahmadinejad's notification of the AML Act to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance for its implementation also took place on 26.02.2007. Based on this Act, Supreme Council of Iran Anti-Money Laundering has the function of coordinating relevant institutions and is also responsible for collecting and analyzing the information and technically classifying them to fight against money laundering phenomenon. Minister of the Economic Affairs and Finance, Minister of Commerce, Minister of Interior and President of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran are the members of the Supreme Council of Anti Money Laundering. The Secretariat of the Supreme Council of Anti Money Laundering is located in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance