</s> ▁Mak an ▁Del rah im ▁( ; ▁born ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Iran ian - American ▁lawyer ▁who ▁serves ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Att orney ▁General ▁for ▁the ▁Ant it rust ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Mak an ▁Del rah im ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁in ▁Te h ran , ▁Iran . ▁His ▁family ▁are ▁Pers ian ▁Jews , ▁and ▁they ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Like ▁many ▁other ▁Iran ian ▁Jewish ▁imm igr ants , ▁Del rah im ' s ▁family ▁settled ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁Del rah im ▁became ▁a ▁natural ized ▁U . S . ▁citiz en ▁while ▁in ▁law ▁school . ▁ ▁Del rah im ▁initially ▁strugg led ▁in ▁elementary ▁school ▁because ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁speak ▁English , ▁but ▁he ▁learned ▁it ▁quickly . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁owned ▁a ▁gas ▁station ▁outside ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁area , ▁at ▁which ▁Del rah im ▁worked ▁part - time . ▁He ▁excel led ▁in ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁( U CLA ), ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁k ines i ology . ▁He ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁Special ization ▁in ▁Business / E conom ics . ▁He ▁then ▁attended ▁the ▁George ▁Washington