A brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); was head of the Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization of the IRGC Aerospace Force (IRGCASF) and co-owner of Oje Parvaz Mado Nafar Company (Mado Company).

Procured engines for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Mado Company on behalf of the IRGCASF Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization; in 2023, reportedly led a delegation to Yelabuga, Russia, in connection with Russia's effort to establish a domestic production facility for Iranian-designed UAVs.

Served as an assistant professor and member of the scientific committee at Imam Hussein University; with researchers at Imam Hussein University, co-authored conference papers on aerospace topics; co-authored a book on rocket propulsion.

Held shares in Mado Company; with Abbas Abdi Asjerd and Seyed Mohsen Vahabzadeh Moghadam, held shares in Baran Sazan Caspian Company, an Iran-based company located in the Anzali Free Zone on the Caspian Sea that claims to carry out projects related to water supply, including cloud seeding.

Served on the board of directors of Sairan Electro-Optic Industries Company.

Born in 1961 in Khansar, Iran; killed during Israeli military strikes against Iran in June 2025, according to the Israeli government.

Sanctions

Listed by the European Union on December 12, 2022, as a person responsible for actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine; with limited exceptions, EU member states must freeze assets owned or controlled by the person, directly or indirectly, prevent assets from being made available to the person, and prevent the person's entry into, or transit through, their territories.

Added on October 29, 2021, to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), freezing the person's assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems; also subject to the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, which restricts the use of the U.S. financial system for transactions involving Iranian entities.

Foreign parties facilitating transactions for the person or otherwise assisting the person may be subject to U.S. sanctions; foreign financial institutions facilitating transactions for the person may be prohibited from opening or maintaining correspondent or payable-through accounts in the United States; subject to heightened U.S. export license requirements (with a presumption of denial) due to involvement in activities related to WMD proliferation.

Sanctioned by the governments of Australia and the United Kingdom, restricting business and/or financial transactions with the entity and/or freezing its assets in those countries.