He earned his undergraduate degree in architecture from the National University of Tehran (now Shahid Beheshti University),[REF] and in 1969 was awarded his master's degree in architecture from the National University of Tehran,[REF] focusing primarily on traditional Iranian architecture [REF].
In 1969, Mousavi married Zahra Rahnavard, a fellow university student who specialized in sculpture, and was among the well-known students of Ali Shariati [REF].