Ali Asghar Sharif AKA Sharif, was born in 1923 in Mashhad, Iran. His father Hassan Sharif was a wealthy landowner and a Khan of an area near Mashhad called "Sharif Abad` (developed by Sharif). When Ali Asghar reached the age 6 his father passed away, Ali Asghar was the only child so he was supposed to inherit his father`s wealth.