Behzad Nabavi

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, 6th Majlis (alternating 2000–2004); Co-founder, OMIIR

Behzad Nabavi is a senior figure of the Islamic left turned democratic reformist. An electrical engineer, he fought against the Shah and was imprisoned before the revolution. He co-founded the Islamic Revolution Committees (komiteh) and a forerunner to the Ministry of Intelligence. Under PM Mousavi he served as minister for executive affairs and minister of heavy industry. He was also Iran's chief negotiator in the 1981 Algiers Accords that ended the hostage crisis. In the 6th Majlis he alternated as First Deputy Speaker with Mohammad-Reza Khatami. He was arrested after the 2009 elections and sentenced to six years.

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