Has served as Technical Advisor to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), the main organization in Iran for nuclear research and development activities; managed the production of valves for centrifuges.

According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), transferred from Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) to chair the Tehran-based Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA), which produces P1 and P2 centrifuges.

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.

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.