He earned his undergraduate and master degrees in natural resources and range management in 1976 and 1992 respectively from natural resources faculty of Tehran University and worked as a natural resources and range management researcher for 29 years at education and research agriculture organization. He completed Ph.D. in 2000 in natural resources Faculty of Tehran University with mentorship from Dr. M. Moghadam. He became an assistant professor in 2000 and an associate professor in 2004 in rangelands and forests research institute, Iran. Under the supervision of Dr. Moghadam, he identified the grazing system and grazing intensity in Bromus tomentellus pasture for sheep in 1997.