Former Deputy Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI); listed by the European Union on June 24, 2008 as a person linked to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran's development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; removed from the E.U. list in June 2015.

Reportedly oversaw construction of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP); on April 2, 2013, filed suit against the European Union for sanctions to be removed, claiming that when originally listed he was no longer the deputy head of AEOI.