Zaki Shams-Abadi is a singer, composer, and music arranger in Iran, known as Zaki Shams-Abadi or Zaki Shams. He was born in Shahr-e-Rey, Tehran. He started learning music with singing in a choir and then playing the electronic keyboard. At the age of 11, he initiated his music career with learning the basics of music playing the keyboard and piano in the classic style. After learning to play the piano, he managed to perform on stage after two years. Over the years, he has been playing brass instruments and the guitar in addition to signing, and during his compulsory military service, he taught brass instruments to others. After finishing the military service, he graduated from university majoring in Fluids Mechanical Engineering. Besides working as an engineer, he had great musicians such as Dr. Dibazar, Lotfi, Khalatbari and Pazooki as his teachers.