Organizational / Synergistic Contributions

		Iranian National Observatory (INO) project, executive manager, 2007-.
		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, Internatnational 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.