Majid Azami

{{pp-pc|small=yes}} {{Short description|Iranian oil executive (born 1983)}} {{mi| {{BLP sources|date=August 2025}} {{promo|date=September 2025}}}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Majid A'zami | image = | caption = | office = | president = | term_start = | term_end = | predecessor = | successor = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1983}} | birth_place = Esfahan, Iran | profession = | alma_mater = | party = | website = | branch = | service_years = | rank = | unit = | battles = | native_name_lang = fa | native_name = {{nobold|مجید اعظمی}} | country = Iran }} '''Majid A'zami''' (مجید اعظمی; born January 6, 1983, in Esfahan, Iran)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=1983-01-06 |title=Majid A'zami |url=https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-T3ByHn9guFDpuEUMbW5iE2/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=OpenSanctions.org |language=en}}</ref> is an Iranian oil executive and businessman.

== Professional background == Azami is a veteran Iranian oil executive. He has long been involved in state oil refiners, for example, in 2019 he was cited as managing director of the Iranian Oil Refining Company (a major bitumen exporter).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Iran bitumen export reaches to 19 countries |newspaper=Iran News Daily |url=https://irannewsdaily.com/2019/11/iran-bitumen-export-reaches-to-19-countries |access-date=2025-05-06 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=آنلاین |first=اقتصاد |date=2017-02-17 |script-title=fa:مجید اعظمی مدیر عامل شرکت نفت جی شد |url=https://www.eghtesadonline.com/fa/news/249785/%D9%85%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%B4%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%AA-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AA-%D8%AC%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Eghtesad-online |language=fa}}</ref> In 2018 he was identified as a senior official at the Jey Oil Refining Company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-14 |title=Iran introduces new restrictions on tar exports |url=https://www.azernews.az/region/133511.html |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Azernews.Az |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-06-11 |script-title=fa:صادرات قیر فقط با مجوز وزارت نفت/مقابله با رانت و سوداگری |url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/4317873/%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%82%D8%B7-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C |access-date=2025-05-08 |work=Mehr News Agency |language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-19 |script-title=fa:نشست مشترک مدیران نفت پاسارگاد و نفت جی |url=https://www.irna.ir/news/84190746/%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1%DA%A9-%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AA-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%88-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AA-%D8%AC%DB%8C |access-date=2025-05-08 |script-website=fa:ایرنا |language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-09 |title=ارزآوری ۴۰۰ میلیون دلاری صادرات قیر در سال گذشته |url=https://www.irna.ir/news/83547055/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A2%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C-%DB%B4%DB%B0%DB%B0-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87 |access-date=2025-05-08 |script-website=fa:ایرنا |language=fa}}</ref> Investigative profiles note that Azami has led multiple semi-government refineries (in Tehran and Isfahan) for years.

== Sanctions and legal status == Azami has been listed under U.S. sanctions as of November 29, 2023, (Executive Order 13224). While the U.S. Treasury has cited him in connection with certain allegations, no major international bodies, including the EU or UN, have imposed sanctions specifically on him. Despite these designations, Azami is widely recognized in the oil and refining industries for his extensive experience, leadership skills, and significant contributions to the development and management of regional energy infrastructure.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=نشست مشترک مدیران نفت پاسارگاد و نفت جی |url=https://www.irna.ir/news/84190746/%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1%DA%A9-%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AA-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%88-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AA-%D8%AC%DB%8C |access-date=2025-09-08 |website=www.irna.ir}}</ref>

== International dealings and influence == Azami is well-known in the Persian Gulf oil industry, particularly for his extensive experience in the sale of bitumen and the management of various refineries.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=هیچ رانتی در خرید وی بی وجود ندارد |url=https://www.naftema.com/news/118199 |access-date=2025-09-08 |website=www.irna.ir |date=10 November 2019 }}</ref> During his tenure as CEO of Jey Oil Refining Company, he successfully transformed the refinery into the largest bitumen production facility in the Middle East.

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== External links == *[https://www.jeyoil.com/fa/news/153/%D8%A2%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%86%20%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85%20%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%20%D8%A2%D9%82%D8%A7%DB%8C%20%D9%85%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%85%DB%8C%20%D9%88%20%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%87%20%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%20%D8%A2%D9%82%D8%A7%DB%8C%20%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF%20%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%88%20%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%86 Ceremony of honoring Mr. Majid Azami and introduction of Mr. Mahmoud Niko Sokhan]

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