During the rebellion in Iran, he used to work with Hetty as an ally in the secret police, until he eventually betrayed her and turned towards the side of her enemy, being responsible for numerous deaths in the country. After that Hetty and him became arch enemies and she could not bring him to justice no matter how many times she tried, as implied from a conversation with Hetty to G. Callen, during which Hetty mentioned that he is her Marcel Janvier. Later it is implied that Hetty killed him and left his dead corpse in the sea, though it is unknown the exact situation that led to his death.