My mother was educated in the Soviet Union, and since the degree from Baku University was more valid than the academic degree from Iranian universities at that time, after my mother came to Iran, she worked as a sports secretary.” Ketayoun was the first child in the family. He has two sisters and three brothers. He spent his childhood in Rasht. He was a teenager when he came to Tehran. He studied at a high school in Shah Abad Street; his mother also taught at the same school.