Organizational

  • Iranian National Observatory (INO) project, executive manager, 2007-2015.
  • Member, GRG Committee 2007-2013.
  • Member, TWAS council, 2007-2009.
  • Member, Reviewers Committee, Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP), Egypt, 2005-.
  • Member, Higher Council for Science, Research and Technology, Tehran, 2005- 2008.
  • Member, Astronomy and Spare Science Committee, TWAS, 2005-.
  • Member, International Advisory Committee, World Conference on Physics and Sustainable Development, Durban, Oct 31-Nov 2, 2005.
  • Member, SESAME International Council 2004-.
  • Chairman, Iranian National Observatory (INO) Steering Committee, 2004.
  • Member, International Coordinating Committee of the Marcel Grossmann Meetings on General Relativity.
  • Director, ISMO, 2003 -2005.
  • Chairman, SESAME Training Committee, 2002 – 2006.
  • Member, SESAME Council, 2003 – .
  • Vice- President, Council for Research & Technology, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, 2002 – 2005.
  • Chairman, commission for basic sciences, Khawrazmi youth prize, 2001-2004,
  • Member, board of referees, Khawrazmi international prize, 2001-2004,
  • Chairman, commission for basic sciences, Khawrazmi international prize, 2001-2004,
  • Under- Secretary of State for research, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, 2001- 2005.
  • Director, National Research Institute for Science Policy (NRISP), 2001-2004.
  • Chairman, Coordinating Committee for Iran’s contribution to CMS detector of LHC at CERN, 2000- 2006.
  • Co-Chairman, Training Committee, SESAME (Synchrotron Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East), 2000 – 2002.
  • Member, International Interim Council of SESAME, 1999 – 2003.
  • Director, International Scientific Meetings Office, Iran, Ministry of Culture and Higher Education, 1999 – 2002.
  • Member, Council for International Scientific Cooperation, Ministry of Culture and Higher Education, 1999-2004.
  • Member (Life-), International Society of General Relativity and Gravitation.
  • Member, Austrian Physical Society.
  • Member, The Physics Society of Iran.
  • Member, International Astronomical Union.
  • Member, the Astronomical Society of Iran.
  • Associate Fellow, ICTP 1988-1993.
  • Co-Chairman, Abdus-Salam Prize for Iranian Scientists.
  • President, the Physics Society of Iran 1984-1989, 1992-1996, 2000 – 2005.
  • Organizer, Annual Iranian Physics Conference 1984-1989, 1992-1996, 2000-2005.
  • Chairman, Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology 1983-1985, 1991-1993.
  • Member, Iranian Research Council 1988 – 2003.
  • Member, Board of Trusties of the Academy of Sciences of the Isl. Rep. of Iran, 1992-1995.
  • Chairman, Commission for Basic Sciences of the Iranian Research Council 1989 – 2003.
  • Chairman, Commission for Earthquake of the Iranian Research Council 1991-1994.
  • Member, Higher Council of the Center for Science and High Technology, Kerman (Iran), 1992-1994.
  • Director, Bureau for International Workshops, Ministry of Culture and Higher Education, 1993-1994.