Acts or purports to act for or on behalf of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI); has served as head of the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant (PFEP) at Natanz.

According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), has served as director of Kala-Electric (Kalaye Electric), which was the site of clandestine centrifuge research and development activities between 1995 and 2003.

Passport number is I5824769.

Born in Ardebil, Iran, on April 23, 1957.

Sanctions

Designated by the U.N. Security Council on December 23, 2006, pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), as a person involved in or supporting Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; with some exceptions, the designation requires states to freeze assets that are owned or controlled by the person, directly or indirectly, and to ensure that assets are not made available to the person; the resolution also calls on states to prevent the person from entering or transiting through their territories.

Previously removed from the U.N. list on January 16, 2016, pursuant to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA); returned to the U.N. list on September 28, 2025, as part of the reimposition of sanctions on Iran.

Listed by the European Union on April 20, 2007, as a person linked to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran's development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; with some exceptions, E.U. 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.

Previously removed from the E.U. list on January 16, 2016, pursuant to the JCPOA; returned to the E.U. list on September 29, 2025, as part of the reimposition of U.N. sanctions on Iran.

Added on July 8, 2008, to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and their delivery systems; removed from the SDN list in January 2016 as part of the JCPOA.

Sanctioned by the governments of Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom, restricting business and financial transactions with the person and/or freezing the person's assets in those countries.