He was born in 1969, in Tehran. He is a graduate of Cinema (B.A.) and animation (M.A.) from university of Art. He started his career as a professional animator in 1993. He has cooperated in numerous projects as animator, director and script writher, and has been a member of jury in the 3rd Tehran International animation festival as well as Roshd International Film and video festival. Dehestani is a teacher of cinema and animation in various universities. He is currently cooperating with Hoor Cultural Co.