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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Revealed: billionaire Reform donor was in business with foundation linked to Iranian regime

Nigel Farage and Sasan Ghandehari stand smiling together in an office setting
Nigel Farage (left) with Sasan Ghandehari, who says he runs a $10bn fund called HP Trust. Photograph: Jeff Gilbert/Alamy

Nigel Farage’s newest billionaire donor was in business with a powerful Iranian religious foundation under the authority of the country’s supreme leader, raising questions about his past dealings with the hardline republic.

Hossein Ghandehari, also called Sasan, was little known in the UK until he pledged to give millions to Reform UK this summer and donated £50,000 to Farage to cover the cost of two passes for the Davos World Economic Forum.

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