Born and raised in Tehran, Maral Ashgvari, after graduating from the University of Tehran, started her career as an accountant and sales manager. Having a great passion for art, she then established Berke’ Group which is focussed on promoting young and talented handicraft makers in Iran by displaying their works through exhibitions and sales. Besides crafts, her interest in music led to her becoming the manager of an Iranian contemporary music group that originated from the southern region of Iran. She is now working on its first official album to be published and is planning the group’s concert to be held in Tehran.