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 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:[citation needed]