Served as deputy head of international affairs for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) until 2009.

Has been a member of Iran's nuclear negotiating team; has served as deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council for International Affairs.

Born on November 22, 1962.

Sanctions

As part of the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran, added on November 5, 2018, 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 13599, which targets entities controlled by the Government of Iran and Iranian financial institutions; foreign parties facilitating transactions for the entity or otherwise assisting the entity are subject to U.S. sanctions.