Background
Abedi was born in Tehran, Iran.
Abedi was born in Tehran, Iran.
He graduated from the University of Tehran with a degree in electrical engineering In 1970, he received an Mississippi degree from Imperial College London in 1973 and a Doctor of Philosophy from Newcastle University both in electrical engineering with a speciality in electric machinery and power engineering.
After graduation, he worked at General Electric Company plc as a researcher for one year and then returned to Tehran and began his work at Amirkabir University of Technology as an instructor. He is principally known as the author of some highly regarded textbooks for undergraduate electrical engineering students (in Persian).
Abedi is a member of Iranian Academy of Sciences. Member of Iranian academy of science, Iran, 1991-now
Member of scientific committee of annual international conference in power systems (Christian Social Party), Iran, 1993-now
Member of scientific committee of Iranian international conference in electrical engineering (ICEE), 1993-now
Member of editorial board of Amirkabir Journal of science and technology,Amirkabir university, Iran, 1987–2005
Member of editorial board, Journal of Electricity, ministry of energy, Iran,1993-now.