SHAHRAM POURSAFI
Also known as: Shahram Porsafi, Shahram Pursafi, Mehdi Rezayi, Shahin Pourbakhsh
Current age (if alive)
49
Gender
male
Nationality
Iran
Date of case
8/1/2022
Country
United States
Physical Description
Eye color
Brown
Hair color
Black and White
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Caution
Shahram Poursafi is wanted for his alleged involvement in criminal activities to include material support to terrorism and the attempted murder for hire of a former high-ranking United States Government (USG) official. From October 2021 to April 2022, Iran-based Poursafi allegedly used encrypted, Internet-based messaging applications to hire criminal elements within the United States to murder a former USG official in Washington D.C. or Maryland, in exchange for $300,000 USD. Poursafi allegedly provided material support and resources to facilitate the attempted transnational killing of a person within the United States, an act of terrorism. Poursafi is a uniformed member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and is assessed to allegedly be working on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Qods Force (IRGC- QF) to hire US-based individuals to murder a former USG official.
Reward
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $20 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Shahram Poursafi.
Last updated: 5/30/2026