Born in Beirut Lebanon, Farid grew up in suburban Washington D.C. He's had the opportunity to meet many interesting political figures in the 1960's and 70's He traveled the country in the late 70's, living in several western states.

Farid served in the United States Air Force in the late 1970's and was stationed in Texas, Mississippi, Japan and the Philippines.

Farid has had the opportunity to hold many sports related jobs over the years including assistant to Ogden A's (Pacific Coast League) general manager Stan Perry in 1979, public address announcer for the Idaho Falls Braves (Pioneer League) in 1989, official team photographer for the Pocatello Posse (Pioneer League) in 1991 and team photographer for the Idaho State University football and basketball programs in the early 1990's

Farid has had his own Washington Nationals website since late 2004 and has been a contributing columnist at Natsfanatics.com

Farid has been married to his wife Tracey for thirty years and has six children. Two of them, Kendi and Katie, were born with significant physical and mental disabilities, requiring the extra love and attention that only a sports fan can give.

The family recently adopted a 3-year-old special needs child in June.