Dr. Mehdi Khodaparast was born in 1974 in Tehran. In 1997, he obtained a bachelor's degree in geology from Shiraz University with honors. In the same year, he entered the master's degree course in economic geology of Azad University with the first rank of the entrance exam, and in 2000, he obtained a master's degree in economic geology from the Azad University of North Tehran with the first rank. In 2001, he entered this course in the field of economic geology with the first rank in the specialized doctoral exam of Azad University, and in 2005, with the first rank, he succeeded in obtaining the specialized doctorate degree of Ph.D. From Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran. Dr. Mehdi Khodaparast joined the Geological Survey of Iran at the end of 2000 and worked and gained experience in this organization for five years. The beginning of Dr. Mehdi Khodaparast University's academic experience as a faculty member of Azad University dates back to 2002. The official activities of Dr. Mehdi Khodaparast in the field of entrepreneurship in the field of geology and mining began in 1997 in the form of registration and activity of Pouya Yakand Company and then continued until the end of 1397 with the establishment of Green Land Development and Zagros Biological Land companies.