Former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI); former senior scientist at the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).

Involved in the development of uranium mining and yellowcake production; worked closely with Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi; was associated with the Institute of Applied Physics (IAP); according to the Israeli government, played a key role in the AMAD plan to develop nuclear weapons and continued to be involved in military dimensions of Iran's nuclear infrastructure, including coordination with Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) personnel.

Served as a faculty member of Shahid Behesti University (SBU), a researcher at Iran's Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics (IPM), and an assistant professor at Imam Hossein University (IHU), where he reportedly led the physics group; also served at the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology, Malek Ashtar University, and the Nuclear Society; research activities included the study of nuclear targets for neutron production, electron linear accelerators, software to calculate nuclear radiation, plasma focus devices, and alpha spectrometry.

Reportedly was a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since 1979; held a Ph.D. in nuclear physics from Amir Kabir University (AKU); reportedly a professor at Ferdowsi University.

Born on July 11, 1958, in Abadan, Iran; killed during Israeli military strikes against Iran in June 2025.

Sanctions

Designated by the U.N. Security Council on March 24, 2007, 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 April 21, 2007, 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.

Added on December 13, 2012, 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 restrict 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.

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.