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]
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 |
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]
Life
editDariush Rezaeinejad was born on February 18, 1977, in Abdanan city of Ilam province, Iran. He received his diploma in mathematics in July 1994. He won the first place in scientific competitions of Ilam Province several times and was accepted in Malek-Ashtar University of Technology to study bachelor's degree of electrical engineering, power major in October 1994. As soon as he graduated, Rezaeinejad started working as a researcher in important research and scientific centers of the country. In the very first year of starting work, he continued his studies in the master's course of Urmia University in the field of electrical engineering, power specialization, in the master's exam of 1999.[8]
In the last few years of his life, while teaching and conducting research activities, Rezaeinejad was responsible for implementing many research projects at Malek-Ashtar University of Technology, Shahid Beheshti University and K. N. Toosi University of Technology. He was admitted to K. N. Toosi University of Technology by passing all the stages of the doctoral exam in 2011.[9]
Rezaeinejad married Shohreh Pirani (born on January 26, 1980) in 2001.[10] After the death of Rezainejad, Shohreh Pirani got her doctorate in political science and became a university professor.[11] This couple had a daughter. In 2022, Pirani was appointed as an adviser to the head of the women and family affairs in Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.[12]
Assassination
editRezaeinejad was targeted on July 23, 2011, along with his wife and daughter, in front of his house and in his car while they were entering the house. Five bullets were fired at him, one bullet hit his neck and the other hit his hand.[3]
According to his wife Shohreh Pirani, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, another nuclear physicist, was also present when the injured Rezaeinejad entered the hospital.[13]
Meeting with the Secretary General of the United Nations
editUnited Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon participated in the memorial ceremony of nuclear scientists and met their families on the sidelines of his trip to Iran in September 2012. Ban Ki-moon had come to Iran to participate in the meeting of the leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement.[14][15]
In media
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In 2022, the film Henas was made by Hossein Darabi, in which an attempt was made to narrate the story of the assassination of Rezaeinejad from the perspective of his wife, Shohreh Pirani. The film is the story of a woman who is trying to save her life and her family in any way and keep it away from the dangers and chaos surrounding her husband's occupation.[16]
See also
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edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "زندگینامه شهید داریوش رضایی نژاد" [Biography of Martyr Dariush Rezaeinejad] (in Persian). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "شهید داریوش رضایی نژاد" [Martyr Dariush Rezaeinejad] (in Persian). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "شهید داریوش رضایی نژاد" [Martyr Dariush Rezaeinejad] (in Persian). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "شهره پیرانی" [Shohreh Pirani] (in Persian). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "همسر شهید رضایی‌نژاد مشاور امور زنان و خانواده سازمان انرژی اتمی شد" [Shahid Rezaeinejad's wife became the adviser for women and family affairs of the Atomic Energy Organization] (in Persian). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "روایت شهره پیرانی از شهادت داریوش رضایی‌نژاد / یک ساعت بعد از ترور" [Shohreh Pirani's account of Dariush Rezaeinejad's martyrdom / one hour after the assassination] (in Persian). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "دختر شهید هسته‌ای با بان کی‌مون دیدار می‌کند" [The daughter of a nuclear martyr meets Ban Ki-moon] (in Persian). 30 August 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "حاشیه‌های اولین روز اجلاس" [Margins of the first day of the summit] (in Persian). 30 August 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "بیوگرافی شهره پیرانی همسر شهید داریوش رضایی نژاد" [Biography of Shohreh Pirani, wife of Martyr Dariush Rezaeinejad] (in Persian). Retrieved 3 November 2024.