An Iranian nuclear scientist affiliated with the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), which according to the U.S. Department of State is the direct successor to Iran's pre-2004 nuclear weapon program; has attempted to procure items applicable to the development of nuclear explosive devices from foreign suppliers on behalf of the SPND.

Chairman of DamavandTec, a front company for the SPND that facilitated the travel of Iranian nuclear experts to Russia to procure dual-use technologies and expertise applicable in nuclear weapon development.

Assistant professor of physics and head of the Physics Department at Tarbiat Modares University; also head of the department's Atomic and Molecular Physics Group.

With Ali Kalvand, visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Russia in 2016; during the visit, toured the institute's Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions and Laboratory of High-Energy Physics and discussed potential cooperation in the construction of charged particle accelerators, particularly electron accelerators.

Served as scientific representative of Iran in Russia and Central Asia from 2007 to 2010; served as scientific representative of Iran in Belarus and Ukraine from 2010 to 2013.

Holds a doctorate in nuclear physics from Moscow State University; conducts research in supercapacitors and nanotechnology.

Passport number (Iran) is H62419567 (expires March 27, 2028); alternative passport number (Iran) is P72022539 (expires March 16, 2030).

Born in Qom, Iran, in 1966; not the same individual as Ali Bakouei Katrimi, another Iranian nuclear scientist who was killed during Israeli military strikes against Iran in June 2025.

Sanctions

Designated by the U.S. Department of State on October 1, 2025, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems; added on October 1, 2025, 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; 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.