He initiated several programmes in ICTP, for instance, the Diploma Programme and the special basic physics programme for Sub-Saharan African students. He has contributed to ICTP in many ways which are at times beyond his professional responsibilities. When ICTP was on the verge of a shutdown due to major financial crisis in 1991, his interaction with the scientific community of Iran prompted the Minister of Science and Higher Education to provide ICTP with a loan, which ensured the continuation of ICTP's operation.