Saeed Borji
Saeed Borji | |
|---|---|
| سعید برجی | |
| Born | 1958 Abadan, Iran |
| Died | 14 June 2025 (aged 66–67) |
| Cause of death | Assassination by airstrike |
| Citizenship | Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Nuclear physicist and nuclear engineer |
| Years active | 1980–2025 |
Saeed Borji (Persian: سعید برجی; 1958 – 14 June 2025) was a nuclear physicist and nuclear engineer from Iran.
Biography
[edit]Born in 1958 in Abadan,[1] he is the founder of the Petrochemical companies Azar Afrouz Saeed Engineering Company and Arvin Kimia Abzar.[2]
He graduated with a PhD in mechanical engineering from Malek Ashtar University.[3]
Borji participated in Iran's nuclear program from 1980 until his assassination.[3]
Death
[edit]He was one of the targets of the Israeli bombings in Iran for being a nuclear engineer on June 14, 2025 in Tehran.[4][5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sa'id Borji | Iran Watch". www.iranwatch.org. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- ^ Pourmohsen, Mojtaba (2024-08-14). "Iran planning to resume testing nuclear bomb detonators". www.iranintl.com. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- ^ a b "Brain behind Iran's nuclear detonation technology killed in Israeli strike". www.iranintl.com. 2025-06-15. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- ^ "شهادت ۳ تن دیگر از متخصصان هسته‌ای کشور در حملات اخیر اسرائیل". اعتمادآنلاین (in Persian). 2025-06-21. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- ^ "سعید برجی؛ مغز متفکر طراحی چاشنی بمب اتمی در پروژه هسته‌ای ایران در حمله اسرائیل کشته شد". www.iranintl.com (in Persian). 2025-06-15. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- ^ "۳ دانشمند هسته ای توسط رژیم صهیونیستی ترور شدند". Fararu | فرارو (in Persian). 2025-06-21. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- ^ "ترور ۳ دانشمند هسته ای دیگر توسط رژیم صهیونیستی". روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد (in Persian). 2025-06-21. Retrieved 2025-06-21.