Reza Hazeli
started researching the history of not so long ago from the expeditions of my maternal eleventh ancestor Nader Shah Afshar and learned about ancient by reading the History of Ancient by the late great man of politics and culture, Moshir od-Dowleh Hassan Pirnia. My keen interest in painting and art during childhood made me closer to the late husband of my aunt Bahram Pirnia, a prominent artist who had graduated from the College of Fine Arts, the University of Tehran, from whom I learned a lot.
While studying in primary, middle, and high schools, I benefited a lot from the library and books donated by my uncle Nader Afshar Naderi. I finished my studies in Sadat Primary School, Azadi-e Mellat Middle School, and Dāneshgahe Melli (Bahonar) High School in Tehran. I endured tough times during my childhood and adolescence due to the advent of the Islamic Revolution and the outbreak of the Iraq War on the one hand, and the sufferings of my father, Major Eghbal Hazeli after the Revolution on the other hand.
