Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi (Persian: محسن فخریزاده مهابادی; 1958 – 27 November 2020) was an Iranian nuclear physicist.[2] He was a professor of physics at Imam Hussein University in Tehran. Among the victims of the killing of Iranian nuclear scientists, he was murdered in the ambush on November 27, 2020.
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| Born | Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi محسن فخریزاده مهابادی 1958[1] Qom, Iran |
| Died | 27 November 2020 (aged 61–62) |
| Cause of death | Multiple gunshot wounds |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation | Nuclear physicist |
| Employers | |
| Service/branch | Revolutionary Guards Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics |
| Years of service | 1980–2020 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
Career
changeHe also was a brigadier general in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard,[3] senior scientist in the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics and the former head of the Physics Research Center (PHRC) at Lavizan-Shian.[4]
Fakhrizadeh was believed by many countries as being in charge of Iran's nuclear programme, Project 111,[5] which tried to help the country create a nuclear bomb.[6]
Death
changeOn 27 November 2020, Fakhrizadeh was shot and killed while traveling in a car near Tehran.[7] After he was fatally shot, the attack began when a truck carrying explosives hidden under a load of wood exploded near his car. His three bodyguards were also killed before the bomb attack. He was 62 years old.[8] Another car was also exploded and destroyed.[9]
More readings
change- Gaietta, Michele (2015). The Trajectory of Iran's Nuclear Program. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1057/9781137508256. ISBN 978-1-349-57841-2.
- Nougayrède, Natalie (2012-02-19). "L'homme du projet 111 iranien". Le Temps (in French). ISSN 1423-3967. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
References
change- ↑ "Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: key figure in Iran's nuclear efforts who avoided limelight". The Guardian. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ↑ Salem, Tamara Qiblawi, Nick Paton Walsh, Ramin Mostaghim and Mostafa. "Iran's top nuclear scientist killed in apparent assassination, state media reports". CNN. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Bednarz, Dieter; Follath, Erich; Stark, Holger (2010-01-25). "The Secret Nuclear Dossier: Intelligence from Tehran Elevates Concern in the West". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ↑ Alexander, Yonah; Hoenig, Milton M. (2008). The New Iranian Leadership: Ahmadinejad, Terrorism, Nuclear Ambition, and the Middle East. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-275-99639-0.
- ↑ Linzer, Dafna (2006-02-08). "Strong Leads and Dead Ends in Nuclear Case Against Iran". The Washington Post. ProQuest 409977663.
- ↑ "Gunned-down Iranian nuclear scientist was an Israeli target for years". Los Angeles Times. 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ↑ "Alleged head of Iran's nuclear weapons program is assassinated near Tehran". The Times of Israel. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ↑ Binding, Linda (2020-11-27). "Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Senior Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated". Sky News.
- ↑ Tolliver, Sandy (27 November 2020). "Who killed Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's nuclear chief? Israel is the likely suspect". The Hill.
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