Served as head of the research and technology department of Iran's Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), which has been associated with "possible military dimensions of the Iranian nuclear program," according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Oversaw projects focused on explosives and exploding bridge-wire (EBW) detonators while a manager under the Amad Plan, through which Iran procured materials and technology and conducted other activities relevant to the development of a nuclear weapon; according to the Israeli government, led initiatives related to uranium enrichment and was a uniformed member of the Iranian Armed Forces who operated under the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.

Passport number was A4249926 (Iran).

Born in Tehran on June 3, 1958; killed during Israeli military strikes against Iran in June 2025, according to the Israeli government.

Sanctions

Added on March 22, 2019, 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.