[1] Although some sources suggest that Iraj was privately educated, reliable evidence indicates that he attended a branch of the Dār ol-fonoon (House of Sciences and Techniques) in Tabriz.

[1] Following his father's death, Iraj assumed the position of court poet for Mozaffar al-Din Mirza.

A few years later, Iraj left the royal court and joined the Tabriz office of Ali Khan Amin al-Dowleh, the governor of Iranian Azarbaijan.

Two years later, Iraj returned to Tehran and began working as a staff member in the Office of Official Compositions (Dār ol-ʻenshā, Persian: دار الانشاء).

In 1915, Iraj's first son, Ja'afar Gholi Mirza, committed suicide due to psychological problems.

Iraj is considered one of the famous contemporary poets of Iran and also as the first Iranian master of colloquial poetry.

His striking sarcasm, pungent and fanged words are pointed at the dishonest clergy, businessmen, merchants and statesmen.

Iraj also composed very nice massnawi and qat'aa on the raising and education of children, maternal affection, love and romance.

Despite his famous technical skills, he sometimes used similar cases of rhyme, which is considered by some poetry researchers to be an intentional rejection of strict traditional poetical rules.

Some scholars believe that because of the time in which he lived, his depth of literary knowledge and his familiarity with French and other foreign languages, he could also have been one of the masters of free verse if he had wanted to.

On December 8, 2004, the last Iranian movies launched in France was The Story of Zohreh and Manouchehr directed by Mitra Farahani.

The first poem, a short piece about the similarity between a lover and a Haji (a person who has completed the annual Muslim pilgrimage), has been performed by two different generations of Iranian musicians.

The second poem, known for its creative use of proverbs in each line, was performed by Sobhan Ganji as the track "Che Ajab Shod" in his album "Dore Doori.