Dariush Rezaeinejad | |
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داریوش رضایی‌نژاد | |
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| Born | Dariush Rezaeinejad February 18, 1977 |
| Died | July 23, 2011 (aged 34) |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Burial place | Abdanan |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Education | PhD student in electrical engineering |
| Alma mater | K. N. Toosi University of Technology |
| Occupation | Nuclear Scientist |
| Spouse | Shohreh Pirani |
| Children | 1, Armita |
Dariush Rezaeinejad (February 18, 1977 – July 23, 2011) was an Iranian electrical engineering PhD student from K. N. Toosi University of Technology, who was killed in front of his home.[1][2][3][4] Iran's Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi said he was "not active in nuclear projects and has nothing to do with the nuclear issue."[5] However, the Associated Press news agency, in a report quoting a foreign official and a former UN nuclear inspector, wrote that Rezaeinejad's research was about high-voltage switches, which are considered an important part in the construction of nuclear warheads in atomic weapons.[6][7]
In the articles presented by Rezaeinejad to the 14th, 15th and 16th Iranian Electrical Engineering Conferences, he was introduced as a researcher from Malek-Ashtar University of Technology and the title of his two articles is "Design and Construction of an Electronic Resistor as a Load with Small Inductance for a High Voltage Pulse Generator" and "Design, Manufacture and Testing of a Closing Explosive Switch".[6][7]
Der Spiegel, citing an Israeli intelligence official, announced the assassination of Rezaeinejad as the first serious action of the new head of the Mossad, Tamir Pardo.[7]
- ^ "ترور یکی از نخبگان علمی کشور در شرق تهران" [The assassination of one of the country's scientific elites in the east of Tehran] (in Persian). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "یک نفر در تهران 'ترور' شد" [One person was 'assassinated' in Tehran] (in Persian). 23 July 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "گزارش شاهدان عینی از ترور خونین در شرق تهران" [Eyewitness report of bloody assassination in east of Tehran] (in Persian). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "شخص ترور شده در تهران دانشجوی دکترا دانشگاه خواجه نصیر بود" [The person who was assassinated in Tehran was a doctoral student of Khajeh Nasir University] (in Persian). 23 July 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "وزیر اطلاعات ایران: دانشجوی ترور شده ربطی به موضوع هسته‌ای ندارد" [Iran's Minister of Intelligence: The assassinated student has nothing to do with the nuclear issue] (in Persian). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ a b "آسوشیتدپرس از رابطه احتمالی فرد کشته شده با برنامه هسته‌ای ایران خبر داد" [The Associated Press reported the possible relationship between the killed person and Iran's nuclear program] (in Persian). 28 July 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Putz, Ulrike (2 August 2011). "Mossad Behind Tehran Assassinations, Says Source" [منبعی می‌گوید موساد پشت ترورهای تهران است]. Der Spiegel. Retrieved 3 November 2024.