Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and a member of Iran's cabinet; involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities, according to the European Union.

A civil engineer; formerly Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development, governor of Mazandaran Province, and Deputy Defense Minister for Research and Industry.

Has served as head of the Defence Industries Training and Research Institute, managing director of Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA), deputy director of the Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO), deputy for engineering and development plans at the Defense Industries Organization (DIO), and deputy for engineering and passive defense at the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL); has also held senior positions at Bonyad Mostazafan and the Committee of the Islamic Revolution, a predecessor organization to Iran's Law Enforcement Force (LEF).

Formerly the chairman of the board of directors of Bonyad Mostazafan subsidiaries Omran va Maskan Iran Company and Melli Sakhteman Company; has been a member of the board of directors of Etka Organization and a council member of MODAFL's Audit Organization.

Has also been an instructor at Malek Ashtar University and a member of committees guiding doctoral research at the Supreme National Defense University; has been affiliated with Isfahan University of Technology; holds a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) from Sharif University of Technology; received undergraduate and master's degrees from universities in the United States and Canada.

In 2015, reportedly participated in negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about the IAEA's investigation into possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program.

According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), a member of the research directorate for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); according to the NCRI, headed the IRGC delegation in meetings with A.Q. Khan in Tehran in 1987.

National identification number is 1282227785; holds an Iranian diplomatic passport with the number D10008684.

Born on September 23, 1956, in Isfahan, Iran.

Sanctions

Designated by the U.N. Security Council on March 3, 2008, 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 October 18, 2023, following the expiration of targeted sanctions on Iran; 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 March 12, 2008, 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.

Sanctioned by the governments of Australia, Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom, restricting business and financial transactions with the person and/or freezing the person's assets in those countries.