Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

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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