Mohammad Bagher Nobakht

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]

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 74) Rasht, Imperial State of Iran
Political party	Moderation and Development Party
Occupation	Economist, politician
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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 as president, Nobakht was appointed 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]

See also

• Hossein Samsami