Mohammad Nabi Habibi (Persian: محمدنبی حبیبی, 19 December 1945 – 29 January 2019) was an Iranian politician and sociologist who was Secretary-General of the Islamic Coalition Party from 2004 until his death in 2019. He was Mayor of Tehran from 1983 until 1987, for a span lasting 44 months.[1][2]

Political career

Habibi was a part of the opposition movements against Mohammad Reza Shah during the Pahlavi era and was jailed before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. After the revolution he gained a strong political profile and was appointed to key positions including:[citation needed]

  • Governor of Tehran province
  • Governor of greater Khorasan province
  • Deputy of Minister of Transportation
  • The head of Iran Civil Aviation Organization
  • The head of Iran Post

References

Party political offices
Preceded by Secretary-General of Islamic Coalition Party
2004–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Executive Secretary of the Islamic Coalition Party
2001–2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Secretary-General of the Islamic Coalition Party
2001–2004
Succeeded by
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