Draft:Akbar Matlabi-Zadeh
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Akbar Matlabi-Zadeh | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 23, 1963 |
| Died | June 12, 2025 (aged 61) Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation | Nuclear engineer |
Akbar Matlabi-Zadeh (23 July 1963 – 12 June 2025) was an Iranian nuclear engineer, a faculty member at Shahid Beheshti University, and a physics lecturer at Islamic Azad University of Yazd.[1] He was killed during the June 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran.
Biography
[edit]Matlabi-Zadeh was born in 1963 in Yazd. He served for years as the head of the Shahid Karimi Group, a subdivision of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND).[2]
In March 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned him. According to the department, he was involved in research related to weapon systems, explosives, and shock testing. He reportedly supervised military-related projects within the Shahid Karimi Group and served as a personal advisor to Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the then-head of SPND.[2]
On 12 June 2025 he was killed during the June 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran together with other Iranian nuclear scientists at the age of 61.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Condolence message by the governor of Yazd on the martyrdom of a Yazdi nuclear scientist". IRIB News (in Persian). 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ a b "From Damavand orchard to remaining faces of the AMAD plan: Which Iranian nuclear scientists were targeted by Israel?". BBC Persian (in Persian). 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ "Nuclear scientist martyred in Israeli attack". EcoIran (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-06-13.
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