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Father of Iran's nuclear program dies at 95 in Paris

Apr 11, 2025, 17:02 GMT+1

Akbar Etemad, a physicist and the first head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization—often referred to as the "father of Iran's nuclear program"—passed away in Paris on Friday at the age of 95.

The construction of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant began during his tenure.

Etemad founded and served as the first head of the AEOI under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi but resigned in 1978, shortly before the Islamic Revolution.

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