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Mohammad Nabi Habibi
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Mayor of Tehran
In office
January 1984 – December 1987
Appointed by Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri
Preceded by Hossein Bonakdar (acting)
Succeeded by Morteza Tabatabaei
Governor of Tehran Province
In office
1982–1983
President Ali Khamenei
Preceded by Hassan Hajilari
Succeeded by Hossein Taheri
Governor of Khorasan Province
In office
1981–1982
President Ali Khamenei
Preceded by Hassan Ghafourifard
Succeeded by Abdullah Kopayi
Personal details
Born (1945-12-19)19 December 1945
Varamin, Tehran Province, Iran
Died 29 January 2019(2019-01-29) (aged 73)
Tehran, Iran
Political party Islamic Coalition Party
Alma mater University of Tehran

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.

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

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