Weapon Program:
- Nuclear
Deputy Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) for Planning, International, and Parliamentary Affairs; listed by the European Union on May 23, 2011 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 January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; sanctioned by the government of Canada, restricting business and financial transactions with the listed person and/or freezing his assets in that country.