* Khwarizmi International Award,   
* Distinguished National Professor, 1997,
* The first-class Research Medal, University of Tehran, 2003,
* National Eminent Character 2003,
* First-rank basic science research medal in Annual Razi Medical Sciences Research Festival 2005,
*Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame, 2005
* Top Researcher Elsevier-Scopus International Award in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology, 2007,
* First Rank Avicenna Festival Award as Top Researcher 2008,
* Member of Academy of Sciences of Iran, 2009,
* National eminent researcher first- rank award conferred in National Research Festival by Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran, 2009,
*Chosen as Eminent Professor of University of Tehran 2010,
* distinguished Professor appointed by Iran's National Elites Foundation 2012,
* Essential Science Indicators (ESI) 1% citation scientist in the field of Biology and Biochemistry since 2013,
* TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences) Fellow 2015,
* IAS (The Islamic Academy of Sciences) Fellow 2016 
* COMSTECH Award for Lifetime Achievement Award in Chemistry 2021