Reza Zarrab

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Reza Zarrab
Born Reza Zarrab
(1983-09-12) 12 September 1983 (age 40)
Tabriz, Iran
Residence Istanbul, Turkey
Ethnicity Iranian Azerbaijani
Citizenship Turkey[1]
Azerbaijan[2]
Iranian
Occupation Businessman
Years active 2004–present
Spouse(s) Ebru Gündeş (m. 2010)
Children Alara Sarraf

Reza Zarrab (Persian: رضا ضراب‎‎, Turkish: Rıza Sarraf;[3] 1983 in Tabriz, Iran) is a Turkey-based businessman. He has dual Iranian and Turkish citizenship,[4] while also holding a Macedonian passport.[5]

He was arrested and charged with money laundering, among other allegations, in the United States on 19 March 2016.[4]

Early life

Zarrab was born in Tabriz to Iranian Azerbaijani parents[6] and grew up in Azerbaijan and Turkey.[1] His father Hossein Zarrab (Zarrabi) was allegedly involved in smuggling between Iran and Turkey. Until 2008 Reza Zarrab was in a long-term relationship with Azerbaijan-born singer Gunel Zeynalova. He became a dual citizen of Turkey and Republic of Azerbaijan after settling in Istanbul.[2] Zarrab's parents remained in Baku through 2010-11; in 2013 they were granted Turkish citizenship reportedly through facilitation of then Interior Minister Muammer Güler. [7]

2013 corruption scandal in Turkey

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Main article: 2013 corruption scandal in Turkey

Zarrab, who has business affiliation with the Iranian tycoon Babak Zanjani, was detained in Istanbul on 17 December 2013 due to his involvement with the sons of three ministers (Erdoğan Bayraktar, Muammer Güler and Zafer Çağlayan) in the Turkish government and Egemen Bağış, the former minister for EU Affairs and Turkey's chief negotiator in accession talks with the European Union,[8][9][10] in an alleged bribery, corruption and smuggling racket.[11] The court ordered his arrest on 21 December along with Barış Güler, son of Muammer Güler, and Kaan Çağlayan, son of Zafer Çağlayan.[12] He was released on 28 February 2014.[13]

Arrest in the United States

On March 19, 2016, Zarrab was arrested in Miami, Florida for conspiring to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran, money laundering and bank fraud. The case is being prosecuted by assistant U.S. attorneys of the Southern District of New York, with assistance from a trial attorney of the National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section.[4]

Personal life

Zarrab is married to the Turkish singer Ebru Gündeş. They have one child together.

Export award

In June 2015, Zarrab received the Turkish Export Award jointly from the hands of Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş, Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekçi, and President of the Turkish Exporters Council Mehmet Büyükekşi, in a ceremony attended by President Erdoğan.[14][15]

See also

References

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