# Babak Zanjani

_Iranian businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-11-03

> Babak Zanjani is an Iranian billionaire and business magnate. He was the managing director of the UAE-based Sorinet Group, one of Iran's largest business conglomerates. In late 2013, he was arrested and accused of withholding $2.7 billion of government money owned by the Ministry of Petroleum, while facilitating Iran's oil revenue, which was hindered by the sanctions against Iran.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 12 March 1974 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5019234#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Tehran ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5019234#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Iran ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5019234#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5019234#P106))

## Questions

**When was Babak Zanjani born?**  
Babak Zanjani was born on 12 March 1974 in Tehran.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Babak Zanjani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babak_Zanjani) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q5019234](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5019234) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Babak Zanjani 13920412 01.jpg by Azin Haghighi (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Babak_Zanjani_13920412_01.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Babak Zanjani, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Babak Zanjani 13920412 01.jpg — Azin Haghighi, CC BY 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Babak Zanjani". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/babak-zanjani. Retrieved 7 November 2026.