Mohammad-Nabi Habibi

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]

Mohammad Nabi Habibi
Mayor of Tehran
In office
January 1984 – December 1987
Appointed byAli Akbar Nategh-Nouri
Preceded byHossein Bonakdar (acting)
Succeeded byMorteza Tabatabaei
Governor of Tehran Province
In office
1982–1983
PresidentAli Khamenei
Preceded byMohammad Sohrabirad
Succeeded byHossein Taheri
Governor of Khorasan Province
In office
1981–1982
PresidentAli Khamenei
Preceded byHassan Ghafourifard
Succeeded byAbdullah Kopayi
Personal details
Born(1945-12-19)19 December 1945
Varamin, Tehran Province, Iran
Died29 January 2019(2019-01-29) (aged 73)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
Political partyIslamic Coalition Party
Alma materUniversity of Tehran

Political career

Habibi was a part of the opposition movements during the Pahvali era and Shah of Iran and was jailed before the Islamic Revolution 1979. After the revolution he gained strong political profile and was appointed to key positions including:

  • 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
  1. معرفی محمد نبی حبیبی در پورتال شهرداری تهران Archived 2007-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "«محمدنبی حبیبی» درگذشت - ایسنا". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Habibollah Asgaroladi		 Secretary-General of Islamic Coalition Party
2004–2019		 Succeeded by
Asadollah Badamchian
Preceded by
Asadollah Badamchian		 Executive Secretary of the Islamic Coalition Party
2001–2004		 Succeeded by
Mohammad-Ali Amani
Preceded by
Ali Akbar Parvaresh		 Deputy Secretary-General of the Islamic Coalition Party
2001–2004		 Succeeded by
Asadollah Badamchian
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