[1] Sadeq Kia was born in Tehran, Iran, on 15 May 1920 into one of the oldest families of Mazandaran, which traced its roots to the pre-Islamic dynasties that ruled that province.
The family produced a number of prominent government officials, intellectuals, and religious leaders during the nineteenth and twentieth century.
During his tenure there, he mentored a significant number of young Iranian scholars, including Mehrdad Bahar and Ahmad Tafazzoli.
Aside from serving as the president of the academy and teaching at the University of Tehran and other institutions of higher learning, Kia published numerous books and articles.
Kia published dozens of monographs and articles on various subjects, including Literature, Lexicology, Dialectology, Folklore, and History.