Early Life
Though his family were from Shiraz, Afshin Ghotbi was born in the country's capital Tehran. He is the son of a teacher in Iran (See below) with whom he left Iran at the age of 13 and moved to Los Angeles, United States of America where he has been a resident for more than two decades. He received his B.Sc. qualification in Electrical Engineering from UCLA where he was a member of the men's soccer team.
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