[1][2] Najaf was the son of Captain Khalaf Daryabandari, one of the first marine pilots of Iran.

The Iranian Merchant Mariners' Syndicate held a commemoration ceremony for Najaf Daryabandari and awarded him a replica of Darius the Great's Suez Inscriptions.

[3] He started translation at the age of 17–18 with the book of William Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily".

Honorable Cookbook, from Soup to Nuts" [literally in Persian "From Garlic to Onion"], a two-volume tome on Iranian cuisine that have collected the diverse dishes of the country.

[5] He worked as a senior editor at the Tehran branch of Franklin Book Programs.