Born in Kermanshah (Iran), Ali studied playing the Tanbour under the supervision of well-known masters such as Golnazar Azizi, late Amrollah Shah Ebrahimi and late dervish Amir Hayati. He also took Setar lessons with mastro Hossein Alizadeh and Ebrahim Sepehri as well as maestro Mohammdreza Lotfi and Keyhosrow Pournazeri.
