
Anahid Abad was born in 1969 in Tehran, Iran to an Armenian family. Abad holds a BA in Film Directing. During her career, Abad has served as first assistant director and planner on many movie projects in the Iranian film industry. She has cooperated with prominent directors such as Alireza Davood Nejad, Abolfazl Jalili, Rasoul Sadrameli, Ahmad Reza Darvish, Varuzh Karim-Masihi, and Bahram Beizaie, among others. Since 2006, Abad has been a member of the Central Board of Assistant Directors & Program Planners Institute of Iran Cinema. In 2010, she became the Head of the Institute.