An Iranian procurement agent; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, oversees a transnational procurement network supporting Iran's 
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization (ASF SSJO) and its production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, conspired to purchase dual-use microelectronics that are commonly used in UAV production and unlawfully export them from the United States to Iran for use by the ASF SSJO.

Indicted in the United States on September 1, 2020, along with Gary Lam (Lin Jinghe) on charges of conspiracy to unlawfully export goods to Iran and to defraud the United States, unlawful exports or attempted unlawful export of goods to Iran, and conspiring to engage in international money laundering; subject of a USD $15 million reward offered by the U.S. Department of State for information leading to his arrest or conviction, or the disruption of his business network; remained at large as of December 2023.

On four separate occasions between September 2014 and September 2015, allegedly used witting and unwitting companies in Canada, China, France, and Hong Kong to purchase high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) (ECCN 3A001), monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifiers (ECCN 3A001), and analog-to-digital converters (ECCN 4A003) from U.S. companies for the benefit of end-users in Iran.

Between September 2014 and February 2015, allegedly conspired with Lam to export 20 HEMTs, which have applications in ballistic missiles, from the United States to Iran via Canada and Hong Kong; between March and April 2015, allegedly conspired with Lam to ship one HEMT test board and three MMIC power amplifier test boards for from the United States to Iran via China and Hong Kong; between June and September 2015, allegedly conspired with Lam to ship two analog-to-digital converters from the United States to Iran via France and Hong Kong.

According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, directly contracts with the ASF SSJO using his network of Iran-based companies, including Kavan Electronics Behrad Limited Liability Company, Teyf Tadbir Arya Engineering Company, and Basamad Electronic Pouya Engineering Limited Liability Company; has procured hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of servomotors, inertial navigation equipment, and other items with UAV applications for the ASF SSJO.

Coordinates foreign defense procurement through front companies in Malaysia, Hong Kong, and other jurisdictions; together with Gholamreza Ebrahimzadeh Ardakani, has used Malaysia-based Skyline Advanced Technologies SDN BHD to procure and overhaul UAV-applicable servomotors, U.S.-origin spectrum analyzers, and other equipment and has used Hong Kong-based Dirac Technology HK Limited to procure UAV-applicable antennas; has also used Malaysia- and Hong Kong-based Integrated Scientific Microwave Technology SDN BHD to procure inertial measurement units; attempted to acquire more than 1,000 UAV servomotors for the ASF SSJO with the help of Malaysia- and Hong Kong-based Arta Wave SDN BHD; also attempted to procure electrical motors, electrical fuel pumps, and servomotors with the help of Malaysia-based Nava Hobbies SDN BHD.

According to the U.S. Department of State, has used the Malaysia-based company Tecknologi Merak Sdn Bhd as a proxy to acquire U.S. and foreign-origin materials; has used United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based companies including Smart Mail Services and Ring Field FZE as witting facilitators for illicit shipments.

Has owned shares in Basamad Electronic Pouya Engineering Limited Liability Company and Kavan Electronics Behrad Limited Liability Company; has served as managing director of Basamad Electronic Pouya and Teyf Tadbir Arya Engineering Company.

Earned a bachelor's degree from Isfahan University of Technology; reportedly earned a master's degree from Tehran University in 2010 or 2011; earned a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering from Tarbiat Modares University in 2019; has been affiliated with the ICT Research Center, the main research arm of Iran's Ministry of Information and Communications Technology.

An associate of Mahdi Ebrahimzadeh and Hamed Dehghan, who were added to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list in 2019 for procuring electronics in support of Iran's military programs.

Has conducted research on the electromagnetic properties of graphene.

Born in Ardakan, Iran, in 1985.

Sanctions

Listed by the European Union on May 31, 2024, as an person supporting or involved in Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or missile programs or the transfer of Iranian missiles or UAVs; with some exceptions, EU member states must freeze assets owned or controlled by the person, directly or indirectly, and prevent assets from being made available to the person; with some exceptions, EU member states must also prevent the person's entry into or transit through their territories.

Added on December 19, 2023, 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; foreign parties facilitating transactions for the person or otherwise assisting the person may be subject to U.S. sanctions; also subject to the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations; foreign financial institutions facilitating transactions for the person may be prohibited from opening or maintaining correspondent or payable-through accounts in the United States; also subject to heightened export license requirements (with a presumption of denial) due to involvement in activities related to WMD proliferation.