Born in Tehran, Iran, Masud Gharahkhani emigrated to Norway with his family in 1987 and grew up in Skotselv in Øvre Eiker.

After attending Rosthaug senior high school, he enrolled at Gjøvik University College studying radiography, graduating as a radiologic technologist, and has been employed by Blefjell Hospital.

[2] He received a standing ovation at the Labour Party national convention in 2011 for his speech about his journey from Tehran to Drammen.

[5] On 24 November 2021, the Labour Party nominated Gharahkhani to succeed Eva Kristin Hansen following her resignation after a parliamentary housing scandal.

[7] He is the first person from an immigrant background to serve as Storting president, and second from an ethnic minority after Jo Benkow.

[9] On 15 December, Gharahkhani presented new rules for how members of the Storting should utilise commuter housing.

He further explained: "This means that if you own or rent a home that you utilise daily, within 40 kilometers of Oslo, then you are not entitled to commuter housing".

We all have a responsibility to influence within the opportunities and choices we make in our daily lives, and not least what we show through our words and actions".

[14] On 18 March, Gharahkhani announced that he has contacted the Ukrainian embassy to request if president Volodymyr Zelenskyy would hold a speech to the Storting.

[18] Marking 77 years since the Victory in Europe Day on 8 May, Gharakhani and foreign minister Anniken Huitfeldt visited Kyiv, where they met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

[21] On 16 August, Gharakhani announced that the Storting would be called in for an extraordinary meeting in September to discuss measures for the electricity costs.

It is important to show the best of democracy, and that is that the government and the Storting work together for the best for the citizens and the business world in the situation we are in."

[27] Following the announcement that Iran would be abolishing their morality police, Gharahkhani expressed scepticism to the legitimacy of the action.

[28] In June 2023, Gharahkhani announced that a majority of the Storting presidency was in favour of countermeasures for privileges of MPs as a consequence from the ensuing parliamentary apartments inquiries, the Storting would be scrapping two privileges: commuter diet and vacation money.

[32] In November, Gharakhani was a part of a parliamentary delegation that visited the United States Congress to talk with American officials about support for Ukraine and a possible mineral agreement with the U. S.[33] Gharahkhani rejected an invitation from the Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana in December, to visit affected areas of Israel by the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.

He also expressed criticism towards the ongoing presidential election and that both candidates, Joe Biden and Donald Trump, were cause for concern.

When asked about his personal experiences, he explained: "I always participated in Christmas activities in school and I would recommend it to my children.