He grew up and got his early education from local schools and colleges, and did his BSc (Honors) from the University of Sind.
After working for the provincial government of Balochistan, he moved to the USA on a research assistant fellowship.
In 1975 he received his master's degree from Cornell University, Ithaca, New york.
He was a naturalized American Citizen, and lived with his family in Stockton, California.
In addition to his native Persian Hazaragi, he was fluent in English, Urdu and Filipino.