A former executive in Tehran’s state oil company has been barred from entering Canada on the grounds he was a senior member of the Iranian regime.

In a ruling handed down on Thursday, the Federal Court upheld the government’s decision to deny entry to Mohammadreza Mazloumiaboukheili.

The 64-year-old had applied for a visa to visit his son in Ontario, but it was refused on the grounds he was part of a regime engaged in terrorism and rights abuses.

The court ruling , which dismissed his appeal, marks a success for the Canadian government’s efforts to keep Iranian officials out of the country.

Almost three years ago, the government of then-prime minister Justin Trudeau banned top-ranking members of Iran’s abusive regime from Canada.

Since then, the Canada Border Services Agency has

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