[citation needed] He grew up in Kerman before returning to Tehran to pursue university education.

Madani studied law at the University of Tehran, before joining the Iranian Navy and moving to England to continue his education.

Madani spent most of his service in Bandar Abbas and the Persian Gulf.

In 1980, Madani discovered that he was accused of communicating with the United States, and thus fled the country.

[4] Madani settled in the United States where he was the chairman of the National Front outside of Iran.