Amin Ghodratzadeh obtained his Research MA in Middle Eastern Studies at Leiden University, specializing in the Persian-speaking world. In his thesis, he examined Mohammad-Taqi Bahar’s (1886-1951) poetry, addressing Great Britain’s occupation of Iran, Afghanistan, and India. From 2010 to 2015, Amin served as a student-assistant and library cataloger. From 2016 to 2018, he taught Persian at both Leiden University and Leiden University Campus in The Hague for students of International Studies. In addition to his academic career, Amin served as an intern at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Leiden municipality, exercising his other expertise which lies in International Relations.