Majid Shahriari

Majid Shahriari
مجید شهریاری
Born(1966-12-07)7 December 1966
Died29 November 2010(2010-11-29) (aged 43)
Cause of deathAssassination by car bomb
Resting placeImamzadeh Saleh, Tehran, Tehran, Iran
CitizenshipIran
Education
Known forBeing assassinated due to his participation in Iran's Uranium enrichment program
SpouseBehjat Ghasemi
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear Engineering
Institutions
Doctoral advisorDr. Mustafa Sohrab-Pour

Majid Shahriari (Persian: مجید شهریاری; 7 December 1966 – 29 November 2010) was a top Iranian nuclear scientist and physicist who worked with the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. He was assassinated in Tehran in November 2010, allegedly by Israel's Mossad.