Mohammad Eslami Explained

Mohammad Eslami
Office:7th Head of the Atomic Energy Organization
Term Start:29 August 2021
President:Ebrahim Raisi
Mohammad Mokhber (acting)
Masoud Pezeshkian
Predecessor:Ali Akbar Salehi
Office1:3rd Minister of Roads and Urban Development
Term Start1:27 October 2018
Term End1:25 August 2021
President1:Hassan Rouhani
Predecessor1:Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi
Successor1:Rostam Ghasemi
Office2:Governor-general of Mazandaran
Term Start2:29 October 2017
Term End2:20 October 2018
President2:Hassan Rouhani
Predecessor2:Rabi Fallah Jelodar
Successor2:Ahmad Hosseinzadegan
Birth Date:23 September 1956
Birth Place:Isfahan, Iran
Nationality:Iranian
Alma Mater:University of Detroit Mercy
Ohio University
Royal Roads University
Sharif University of Technology
Native Name Lang:fa

Mohammad Eslami (Persian: محمد اسلامی; born 23 September 1956) is the Vice President and Head of the Atomic Energy Organization in the government of President Raisi and was the Minister of Roads and Urban development and the Governor of Mazandaran in the government of Hassan Rouhani.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

In 2008, the United Nations sanctioned Eslami, then the head of Iran's Defense Industries Training and Research Institute, for "being engaged in, directly associated with or providing support for Iran's proliferation of sensitive nuclear activities or for the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems."[18]

In 2024, Iranian state TV reported that Eslami had been reappointed as head of Iran's civilian nuclear program by the new president, Masoud Pezeshkian.

References

  1. News: Iran's Eslami in Moscow for nuclear cooperation talks -report. Reuters . September 28, 2021. www.reuters.com.
  2. Web site: President appoints Mohammad Eslami as Minister of Roads and Urban Development. Iran President.
  3. Web site: Iran appoints ex-transport minister Mohammad Eslami as head of nuclear agency. India Today.
  4. Web site: Iran's nuclear facilities are under reliable protection: Nuclear chief. iranpress.com.
  5. Web site: AEOI Chief: Political penetration, lobbying should not affect IAEA decisions. March 5, 2022. IRNA English.
  6. Web site: Mohammad Eslami | Iran Watch. www.iranwatch.org.
  7. Web site: President appoints Mohammad Eslami Vice-President, nuclear chief .
  8. Web site: AEOI, IAEA chiefs hold meeting in Tehran. March 5, 2022. Mehr News Agency.
  9. Web site: Mohammad Eslami: More than 120kg of uranium enriched to 20%. ILNA.
  10. Web site: Mohammad Eslami appointed Iran's nuclear chief .
  11. Web site: Mohammad Eslami appointed Iran's nuclear chief. August 29, 2021. Tehran Times.
  12. Web site: Who is Mohammad Eslami: A Totally Irrelevant Choice or a Perfect Match? . 30 August 2021 .
  13. Web site: IAEA Chief Meets Iranian Officials In Push For More Access. www.rferl.org.
  14. Web site: Mohammad Eslami. www.timesofisrael.com.
  15. Web site: mohammad eslami News | Latest News on mohammad eslami - Times of India. The Times of India.
  16. Web site: Mohammad Eslami: Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director. UANI.
  17. Web site: Joint Statement by HE Mr Mohammad Eslami, Vice-President and President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, and HE Mr Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. March 5, 2022. www.iaea.org.
  18. Web site: 2024-08-10 . Iran’s new president reappoints UN-sanctioned official as head of the country's nuclear agency . 2024-08-12 . AP News . en.