Zari Taghikhani was born on February 23, 1931. She has four sisters and one brother and she interested in sports since childhood. Together with her sister Shahnaz_Taghi_Khani, they became members of the Taj women’s soccer team. She is the ex-wife of Fariborz_Ghoncheh_E (an old folk singer) who got married in 1974 and has four children.