Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Control Afzar Tabriz Co Ltd; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has used Control Afzar Tabriz Co to procure computer numerical control (CNC) machines and equipment for Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA), an entity subordinate to Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) that manufactures military aircraft and Ababil‑series unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); Ababil-series drones have been used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has directed and managed Control Afzar Tabriz Co's procurement of technology in support of HESA, which has been carried out through entities in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Has been CEO and managing director of Control Afzar Tabriz Co since 2000.

Claims to hold a doctorate from Universite Jean Moulin Lyon 3 in France.

Born in Iran in 1976.

Sanctions

Added on July 31, 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, 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.