His maternal grandfather, Haj Abbas Ordoobadi, emigrated from the city of Ordubad in Nakhchivan province, then part of the Russian Empire, to Iran and settled in Shiraz.
The influence of realist landscape painters is visible in his later works depicting the life of Qashqai nomads of Fars in their natural environment.
Ordoobadi painted portraits of a selection of personalities which include outstanding figures associated with cultural and artistic circles of his time.
His portraits of Fereydoun Tavallali (celebrated poet), Mirza Kazemi and Hashem Javid (man of letters), Naser Namazi (painter), Mohammad-Reza Moharreri (artist and doctor) show Ordoobadi’s active participation to the dynamic cultural and literary life of Shiraz.
After Obtaining his bachelor's degree in Physics in University of Tehran Ordoobadi started his professional life as a high-school teacher.
He acted as director of the Audio-Visual institute with the mission of taking culture to the heart of Fars province’s villages and nomad regions.
Later he was appointed as director of Archeological Institute of Fars province and helped to preserve the cultural heritage and historical treasures of ancient Iran.