Born in Mashad, Iran on September 4, 1927, he holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Persian Literature and a Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Theology from Tehran University where he was a Professor at the School of Literature and at the School of Theology between 1962-1985.
He has been teaching at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania since 1987. Doctor Mahdavi Damghani also taught in Spain at Autonomada University of Madrid for three years.
He teaches Islamic Sciences, Islamic Literature, Advanced Arabic and Persian Sufi texts, and Islamic Philosophy.
