Jamshid Hashemi[a] (died 2013[4]) was an Iranian-born trader in arms and other commodities convicted of fraud in the UK in 1999.
Towards the end of 1980 Hashemi was approached by a contact on behalf of the Iranian Air Force in regards to acquiring aircraft spare parts.
The company shipped millions of dollars' worth of spare parts and related goods to Iran, with billing handled via a London office.
[6] At one time Hashemi gave the UK Conservative Party "£55,000 after meeting Margaret Thatcher at the home of the then foreign secretary, Geoffrey Howe.
[6] Hashemi's victims included the US trading firm Octagon, which at the time of the 1994 deal was listed on the NASDAQ.