Arash Daryabandari

DarayBandari is an author, translator, and a graduate in Islamic History of the University of California, Berkeley. He has recently focused his researches and studies on Islam and Shia studies

Born in Tehran, 1962, Arash DarayBandari is an author, translator, and a graduate in Islamic History of the University of California, Berkeley. He left Iran at the age of 4, living in the UK and the US for 40 years. He has recently focused his researches and studies on Islam and Shia studies. He has translated many books, including Velayat-e Faqih (or the Guardianship of the Jurist) by Ayatollah Javadi Amoli, into English, and has also established a website providing books on Islamic knowledge and teachings in English.