Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

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.

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
محسن فخری‌زاده
Born
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi
محسن فخری‌زاده مهابادی

1958[1]
Qom, Iran
Died27 November 2020(2020-11-27) (aged 61–62)
Absard, Damavand, Iran
Cause of deathGunshot wounds during assassination
NationalityIranian
OccupationNuclear physicist
Employer
  • Imam Hussein University
  • Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
Service/branchRevolutionary Guards
Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics
Years of service1980–2020
RankBrigadier general

Career

He 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]

Murder

On 27 November 2020, Fakhrizadeh was assassinated while traveling in a car near Tehran.[7] The attack began when a truck carrying explosives hidden under a load of wood exploded near Fakhrizadeh's car.[8] A second car was destroyed with a bomb.[9]

More readings
  • 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
  1. "Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: key figure in Iran's nuclear efforts who avoided limelight". The Guardian. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 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.
  5. Linzer, Dafna (2006-02-08). "Strong Leads and Dead Ends in Nuclear Case Against Iran". The Washington Post. ProQuest 409977663.
  6. "Gunned-down Iranian nuclear scientist was an Israeli target for years". Los Angeles Times. 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-11-27.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Alleged head of Iran's nuclear weapons program is assassinated near Tehran". The Times of Israel. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  8. Binding, Linda (2020-11-27). "Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Senior Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated". Sky News.
  9. Tolliver, Sandy (27 November 2020). "Who killed Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's nuclear chief? Israel is the likely suspect". The Hill.
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