Mohammad Bagher Nobakht

Iranian politician and economist

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Mohammad Bagher Nobakht
Nobakht in 2020

Vice President of Iran Head of Plan and Budget Organization
In office 2 August 2016 – 11 August 2021
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Office reestablished
Succeeded by	Masoud Mir Kazemi
Vice President of Iran Head of Management and Planning Organization
In office 10 November 2014 – 1 August 2016
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Office reestablished Vacant after Amir-Mansour Borgheie
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Vice President of Iran for Supervision and Strategic Affairs and Acting for Management and Human Resources Development^[1]
In office 1 September 2013 – 10 November 2014
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Behrouz Moradi (Supervision and Strategic Affairs) Gholam-Hossein Elham (Management and Human Resources Development)
Succeeded by	Offices abolished
Spokesperson of the Government of Iran
In office 28 August 2013 – 1 August 2018
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Gholam Hossein Elham
Succeeded by	Ali Rabiei
Member of Parliament of Iran
In office 28 May 1988 – 28 May 2004
Constituency	Rasht
Majority	285,536 (25.9%)^[2]

Personal details
Born	Mohammad Bagher Nobakht Haghighi (1950-12-13) 13 December 1950 (age 73) Rasht, Iran
Political party	Moderation and Development Party
Occupation	Economist, politician
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Mohammad Bagher Nobakht Haghighi (Persian: محمد باقر نوبخت حقیقی; born 13 December 1950 in Rasht, Iran) is an Iranian politician and economist. He was Hassan Rouhani's advisor for Supervision and Strategic Affairs and also was the Head of Plan and Budget Organization from 2016 to 2021. He was Spokesman of the Government from 2013 to 2018. He is also the former Head of Management and Planning Organization^[3] and secretary-general of the Moderation and Development Party.^[4]

He was a representative of Rasht in the Islamic Consultative Assembly for four consecutive terms. He was the spokesman for Rouhani's 2013 presidential election and also Deputy of Economic Research Department at the Center for Strategic Research,^[5] a think tank led by Rouhani.

Following Rouhani's election, Nobakht was appointed as the president's liaison to the legislative branch led by Ali Ardashir Larijani, with the mandate to "establish communication and moderation" between the two branches of government; Larijani appointed Mohammad-Reza Bahonar as Nobakht's counterpart.^[6] He was appointed as advisor for Supervision and Strategic Affairs on 5 August 2013 by Rouhani. On 11 August 2013, he was appointed vice president for planning and strategic supervision.^[7]

References

^ "انتصاب دکترنوبخت به عنوان معاون برنامه‌ریزی ونظارت راهبردی ودکترامین زاده به عنوان معاون حقوقی رئیس جمهور". dolat.ir. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "Profile".
^ "Administrative and Recruitment Organisation (ARO) revives/President appoints ARO, PBO heads". president.ir. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
^ Khani, Mohamamd Hassan (17 July 2012). "Political Parties in the Islamic Republic of Iran". Iran Review. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^ "Experts: Dr Mohammad Bagher Nobakht". Center for Strategic Research. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
^ "Iran News Round Up". American Enterprise Institute. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013. Rouhani appointed Economic Research Department Deputy at the Expediency Council's Center for Strategic Research Mohammad Bagher Nobakht to represent the executive and Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani appointed his deputy Mohammad Reza Bahonar to represent the legislative branch in an effort to "establish communication and moderation" between the two institutions.
^ "New Vice Presidents Appointed In Iran". Haberler (News). 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.

External links

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Party political offices
New title Party established	Secretary-General of the Moderation and Development Party 1999–present	Incumbent

Cabinet of President Hassan Rouhani (2013–2021)

Cabinet
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Javad Zarif (2013–2021)
Minister of Agriculture	Mahmoud Hojjati (2013–2019) Abbas Keshavarz* (2019–2020) Kazem Khavazi (2020–2021)
Minister of Communications and IT	Mahmoud Vaezi (2013–2017) Mohammad Javad Jahromi (2017–2021)
Minister of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare	Ali Rabiei (2013–2018) Anoushirvan Mohseni Bandpey* (2018) Mohammad Shariatmadari (2018–2021)
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance	Ali Jannati (2013–2016) Abbas Salehi* (2016) Reza Salehi Amiri (2016–2017) Abbas Salehi (2017–2021)
Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics	Hossein Dehghan (2013–2017) Amir Hatami (2017–2021)
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance	Ali Tayebnia (2013–2017) Masoud Karbasian (2017–2018) Rahmatollah Akrami* (2018) Farhad Dejpasand (2018–2021)
Minister of Education	Ali-Asghar Fani (2013–2016) Mohammad Bathaei* (2016) Fakhruddin Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani (2016–2017) Mohammad Bathaei (2017–2019) Javad Hosseini* (2019) Mohsen Haji Mirzaei (2019–2021)
Minister of Energy	Hamid Chitchian (2013–2017) Sattar Mahmoudi* (2017) Reza Ardakanian (2017–2021)
Minister of Health and Medical Education	Hassan Hashemi (2013–2019) Saeed Namaki (2019–2021)
Minister of Industries, Mines and Business	Mohammadreza Nematzadeh (2013–2017) Mohammad Shariatmadari (2017–2018) Reza Rahmani (2018–2020) Hossein Modarres Khiabani* (2020) Jafar Sarghini* (2020) Ali Reza Razm Hosseini (2020–2021)
Minister of Intelligence	Mahmoud Alavi (2013–2021)
Minister of Interior	Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli (2013–2021)
Minister of Justice	Mostafa Pourmohammadi (2013–2017) Alireza Avayi (2017–2021)
Minister of Petroleum	Bijan Namdar Zangeneh (2013–2021)
Minister of Transportation and Housing	Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi (2013–2018) Mohammad Eslami (2018–2021)
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports	Reza Salehi Amiri* (2013) Mohammad Shariatmadari* (2013) Mahmoud Goudarzi (2013–2016) Nasrollah Sajjadi* (2016) Masoud Soltanifar (2016–2021)
Minister of Science, Research and Technology	Jafar Towfighi* (2013) Reza Farajidana (2013–2014) Mohammad-Ali Najafi* (2014) Mohammad Farhadi (2014–2017) Zia Hashemi* (2017) Mansour Gholami (2017–2021)
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism	Ali Asghar Mounesan (2019–2021)

Cabinet-level
First Vice President	Eshaq Jahangiri (2013–2021)
Chief of Staff	Mohammad Nahavandian (2013–2017) Mahmoud Vaezi (2017–2021)
Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization	Ali Akbar Salehi (2013–2021)
Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization	Mohammad-Ali Najafi (2013–2014) Masoud Soltanifar (2014–2016) Zahra Ahmadipour (2016–2017) Ali Asghar Mounesan (2017–2019)
Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization	Masoumeh Ebtekar (2013–2017) Isa Kalantari (2017–2021)
Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs	Mohammad-Ali Shahidi (2013–2020) Saeed Ohadi (2020–2021)
Vice President and Head of National Elites Foundation	Sorena Sattari (2013–2021)
Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs	Majid Ansari (2013–2016) Hossein-Ali Amiri (2016–2021)
Vice President for Women and Family Affairs	Shahindokht Molaverdi (2013–2017) Masoumeh Ebtekar (2017–2021)
Vice President for Legal Affairs	Elham Aminzadeh (2013–2016) Majid Ansari (2016–2017) Laya Joneydi (2017–2021)
Vice President for Supervision and Strategic Affairs	Mohammad Bagher Nobakht (2013–2014)
Vice President for Executive Affairs	Mohammad Shariatmadari (2013–2017)
Vice President and Head of Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization	Jamshid Ansari (2016–2021)
Vice President for Economic Affairs	Mohammad Nahavandian (2017–2021)