Born in 1942, Kermanshah, Iran

Education

2000- Honorary Doctorate from the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance

1970-School of Fine Arts, Tehran University

1965- Boys Art Academy, School of Painting

Exhibitions andHonors

Over 70 solo and group exhibitions in Iran and abroad

Artworks part of permanent collection of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Imam Ali Museum, Natural History Museum and City of Tehran

Winner of multiple painting competitions and scholarships for study at universities in France and Italy, 1966

Winner of First Prize and Dean’s Special Prize at Tehran University School of Fine Arts, 1970