[2] Born in Tabriz[3] in 1945, Nematzadeh received his elementary and secondary education in Tehran and a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental engineering from California State Polytechnic University in 1968.

In the first week of August 2018, the spokesperson for Iran's Governmental Punishments Organization announced the arrest of Shabnam Nematzadeh, daughter of the former Minister of Industry, on charges of "hoarding medicine.

[10][11][12] The second case, valued at 5 billion tomans, involved drug smuggling and remains open, having been referred to the prosecutor's office in Karaj.

"[20] Following the revelation of her charges and those against her companies, she told the judge, "Bring the Quran, and I will swear on it that I am telling the truth and have committed no offense.

I want to change my last name.” [26][27][28] Shabnam Nematzadeh was convicted of corruption and widespread disruption in the country's pharmaceutical and medical system, receiving a fine of only 4 billion tomans.

However, the spokesperson for the Governmental Punishments Organization confirmed her arrest, noting that a 400 billion toman bail was set for Nematzadeh, which she failed to provide, leading to her detention.