Biography:

Born 1949 in Tehran, loved to draw from an early age, finished Alborz High School, but couldn't take it at the university, went to London in 67, began painting, became a socialist, active in the 60's student movement, opposed the Shah, started publishing in 71, did my undergraduate studies at Queen Mary and postgraduate at Imperial College, went back home in 78 to participate in the revolution, then came a whole new batch of paintings, opposed the clerical regime, continued publishing, forced into exile in Paris in 83, and into new publications and new paintings, couldn't stomach the overbearing Parisian superficialities, back to London in 86, began working as a lecturer, now as a consultant, and still paint and publish.

But all that aside, have now a beautiful daughter who is the star of all my fortunes!