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N imrod S imono was born in 1908 in the district of Salamas, Iran. He attended the French Lazarist Missionary in Tabriz from 1920 to 1923, and between 1923 to 1931 the Catholic Seminary in Urmia which was directed by the Lazarist priests. In 1931, he attended the Lazarist Missionary Seminary in Paris, France where in 1934 he completes his studies. From 1934 until 1937 Nimrod Simono attended the Lazarite Theological Missionary Seminary in Dax, France, and in 1938 he completed his formal studies in theology and philosophy from the Theological University of the Dominican Roman Fathers in Rome, Italy.

Rabbie Simono is fluent in 11 languages including Latin, French, Italian, Persian, Turkish, Armenian and English. Simono is proficient in the reading of Hebrew and Western Aramaic(Targum). A scholar of classical Syriac and the modern Assyrian language Rabbie Simono is often invited to lecture and train future Assyrian language instructors.

From 1952 to 1961 Nimrod Simono was placed in charge of the publication of Gilgamesh magazine, published in Tehran, Iran. From 1969 until 1992, Nimrod authored several books on the Assyrian grammar, commentaries on Assyrian literature, and biographies of other Assyrian scholars.

Noted among Simono's books are A Biography of Paul Bedjan, An Analytic Study & Commentary on John Alkhas' Poetry, A Study of the Semitic Languages, Assyrian to English and English to Assyrian Dictionaries, and the 3rd Edition of the Elementary Assyrian Grammar. Other works of Rabbi Somono are listed here:

Year	Accomplishments
1969-1981	The Grammar of the Modern Assyrian(Swadaya), 1st and 2nd editions(Co-author, Kourash Benyamin)
1974-1981	Assyrian Verbs and Derivations, 1st and 2nd editions.(Trnaslated into French by Bruno Poizat, collegue from Sorbone, Paris in 1979)
1983	Selected Readings I, by Mar Touma Oddo (1853-1918) with commentary and translation of foreign words into Assyrian
1984	Biography and publications of Paul Bejan (1838-1920). Paul Bejan was a renownded Assyrian clergy from Salamas). Selections from 40 volumes in both Assyrian and Farsi
1981-1984	Selected Essays of Aparhad the Persian Scholar. 24 essays on the antiquity and beauty of Assyrian liturgy
1991	John Alkhas, the Rejected Poet. Biography of a great poet and his collected works with annotations
1997	Modern Assyrian Grammar for Intermediate Classes. 41 Lessons with study guide and self-tests
1997	Biography and Collected Literary and Musical Works of William Daniel (Currently in Publication"1997")

Mr. Simono was the literary advisor or Mr. Kourash Binyamin in the publication of his popular seven volume Assyrian Language Textbooks, and is presently the steward and editor of all of the late William Sarmas' unpublished or semi-published works. Mr. Simono holds the position of literary advisor to young Assyrian writers in the Assyrian Educational Center of the Assyrian National Council of Tehran, Iran.

In the Past, Mr. Simono has provided training to Assyrian Language instructors in Iran and Australia, and during his last visit to the United States(March 1997), he held classes at the Assyrian American Association of San Jose, in San Jose, California.

On March 16, 1997 the Assyrian American Association of San Jose's Cultural Committee honored Rabbie Simono's 70 years of service to the Assyrian Nation. The event was held at the Mar Yosip, Assyrian Church of the East in San Jose, California and was attended by a croud of about 100 Assyrians.