Mohammad Ghadami

{{Short description|British people of Iranian descent (born 1954)}}

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Mohammad Reza Ghadami (born March 1954) is an Iranian-born British property developer{{cite news|author=Alexi Mostrous |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/prince-and-oligarch-s-mansion-deal-hflfbq0dg |title=Prince and oligarch's mansion deal | News | The Times & The Sunday Times |website=The Times |date=2016-06-11 |access-date=2016-06-21}} based in Harlow, Essex.{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/fuE2gjU_oQjgBfxwWhGXlcebdfs/appointments |title=Mohammad Reza GHADAMI - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House) |website=Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk |date=2006-10-30 |accessdate=2016-06-21}}

In 1995, Ghadami was convicted in the Crown Court at St Albans of two counts of being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of Value Added Tax.{{cite web|url=https://app.justis.com/case/mohammed-ghadami/overview/c4Kdn3idmZWca |title=JustisOne |website=App.justis.com |date= |accessdate=2016-06-21}}

In 2004, Ghadami was involved in a legal dispute with Harlow Council over the Harvey Centre{{cite journal |last1=Neale |first1=Jon |title=Harvey Centre revamp stalled by local traders |journal=Estates Gazette |issue=428 |date=July 2004 |page=31 }} in Harlow and other businesses that he owned that resulted in court proceedings.{{cite news|last=Moss |first=Chris |url=http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/property-developer-accuses-harlow-council-ofwasting-taxpayers-money-legal-fight/story-21926919-detail/story.html |title=Property developer accuses Harlow Council of 'wasting taxpayers' money' on legal fight |newspaper=Harlow Star |date=2012-05-07 |accessdate=2016-06-21}}{{cite news|last=Moss |first=Chris |url=http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/property-developer-launches-high-court-battle-harlow-council/story-21923688-detail/story.html |title=Property developer launches high court battle with Harlow Council |newspaper=Harlow Star |date=2011-05-19 |accessdate=2016-06-21}}{{cite news|url=http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/club-boss-ill-sue-council/story-21920752-detail/story.html |title=Club boss: I'll sue council |newspaper=Harlow Star |date=2005-04-21 |accessdate=2016-06-21}}

In April 2014, a London court ordered British property investor Paul Bloomfield, who was an associate of Ghadami{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PkKXCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT354 |title=Afslřret - Jan Bonde Nielsen |author1=Michael Teschl |author2=Birgitte Dyrekilde |date=2016-02-19 |publisher=Lindhardt og Ringhof |accessdate=2016-06-21|isbn=9788711322604 }} and has since died, to pay Ghadami £110m in damages.{{cite news|last=Bilton |first=Richard |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31459067 |title=HMRC failed to prosecute tycoon over tax evasion |date=13 February 2015 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=2016-06-21}}