Has served as Vice President for the fuel cycle at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).

Has served as CEO and member of the board of directors of the AEOI's Raw Materials and Nuclear Fuel Production holding company, head of the AEOI's Nuclear Science and Technology Research Center, Vice President for Research and Development at the AEOI, and professor of nuclear chemistry and radiochemistry at the AEOI's Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI); reportedly also identified as the head of Iran's Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF) at Esfahan.

According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), has supervised the heavy water project under construction at Arak.

Awarded the second medal for research by the Iranian president in August 2006 for his role as AEOI research and technology deputy; has written a book on nuclear medicine and translated two books on nuclear chemistry; has written articles on radioactive waste absorption.

Iranian passport number is 20694; alternative Iranian passport number is A0003044.

Born October 13, 1952, in Maragheh, Iran.

Sanctions

Designated by the U.N. Security Council on December 23, 2006, 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 January 16, 2016, pursuant to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA); 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 20, 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.

Previously removed from the E.U. list on January 16, 2016, pursuant to the JCPOA; returned to the E.U. list on September 29, 2025, as part of the reimposition of U.N. sanctions on Iran.

Added on June 15, 2007, 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.

Previously removed from the SDN list on January 16, 2016, pursuant to the JCPOA; returned to the SDN List on September 21, 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 13382.

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