He studied basic composition with Parviz Mahmoud and finished his music studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with first rank, also spend 2 years in Geneva conservatory to learn more about Piano and Clarinet[3]

Came back to Iran 1952, for many years Ostovar was a professor at the Tehran Conservatory of Music.

Mostly performed by the Tehran Symphony Orchestra his works inspired from Persian folk and classical music in a modern form.

He has taught many notable musicians like Ali Tajvidi[3][4] and Mahyar Dean from Angband.

[5] The only released work of Ostovar is Suite Iranienne (Persian Suite) which was performed in 1980 by Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ali Rahbari in the LP Symphonische Dichtungen aus Persien (Symphonic Poems from Persia).