He was born in
Lahijan,
Gilan province, northern Iran. At seven years old, he started elementary school at Haqiqat school, after which he moved to Tehran to continue his education at the Dār-ol-Mo'allemin-e Markazi in 1925. He finished high school at Madrese-ye Motavassete in eastern Tehran and received his high school diploma in 1931. In 1932, among 100 other prominent students, he was sent to France for higher education. He completed his undergraduate studies at the
Université Lille Nord de France in 1935 and his doctorate at the
Paris-Sorbonne University in
Mechanical Engineering in 1938. ==References==