Nasir Tarighian aka. Namik Basaran was the founder and CEO of Akdabar Enterprises, and the leader of the notorious terrorist group, The Shadows. His family was killed in the Iran-Iraq war. Swearing revenge, he lead a group named the Shadows, but the group was hunted and killed. Having escaped, he emerged with a new name, Namik Basaran and used his last funds to found Akdabar Enterprises. He hatched a plan to launch a massive WMD against Iraq, but was killed by Albert Mertens, his fellow physicist.