Najafi, Mohammad-Ali (born 1945, Isfahan) 

Mohammad-Ali Najafi has a Master’s Degree in Planning and Architecture. He began his artistic activities by directing the play ‘Sarbedaran’.

He founded the ‘Ayat Film’ institution with the cooperation of the Islamic Association of Iranian Engineers in 1977.

Najafi made his directorial debut with the feature film ‘The Cleaner War’ (1979).

He has directed various movies, including ‘Report of a Murder’ (1986), ‘Night Nurse’ (1987), ‘Holy Land’ (1994), ‘Taher's Love’ (1999) and ‘Zagros’ (2005).

Najafi has also directed the TV series ‘Sarbedaran’ (1984) and ‘Time of Fury’ (2000).

He has also acted in the movies ‘Beyond the Fog’ (1985), ‘Holy Land’ and ‘Far Away’ (2005).

Besides directing, he has also worked as a director’s consultant, screenwriter, producer, production manager, art director and scenic and costume designer.