Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi was an Iranian nuclear physicist and scientist. He was regarded as the chief of Iran's nuclear program.
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Some of the key events about Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

  • 1984
    Earned a Ph.D. in nuclear physics from Isfahan University of Technology
  • 1988
    Joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
  • 1989
    Joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a controversial military organization accused of human rights abuses
  • 1998
    Became head of the Physics Research Center at Iran's Imam Hossein University
  • 2003
    Appointed as the head of the Iranian Physics Research Center
  • 2003
    Allegedly began leading Iran's nuclear weapons program, raising international concerns
  • 2007
    Received Iran's highest scientific honor, the Mustafa Prize
  • 2007
    Reportedly involved in developing missile delivery systems for potential nuclear warheads
  • 2008
    Became a professor of physics at Imam Hossein University
  • 2008
    Accused by the UN of conducting studies related to nuclear weapons development
  • 2011
    Elected as a fellow of the Iranian Academy of Sciences
  • 2011
    Allegedly oversaw covert efforts to procure nuclear technology and materials
  • 2014
    Led research on COVID-19 detection technology
  • 2015
    Continued work on nuclear-related activities despite international agreements
  • 2018
    Developed a coronavirus testing kit
  • 2018
    Accused of maintaining a secret archive of nuclear weapons plans
  • 2019
    Reportedly led efforts to conceal nuclear weapons research from international inspectors
  • 2020
    Oversaw the development of Iran's first domestic COVID-19 vaccine
  • 2020
    Implicated in ongoing attempts to develop nuclear capabilities for military purposes
  • 2020
    Assassination sparked tensions and potential for increased regional conflict

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