11 Facts About Behzad Nabavi

Behzad Nabavi was born on 1941 and is an Iranian reformist politician.

Behzad Nabavi served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Iran and was one of the founders of the Reformist party Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization.

Behzad Nabavi's father was a historian, He graduated from Amir Kabir University of Technology with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in the mid-1960s.

Behzad Nabavi received a master's degree in electrical engineering in 1964.

Behzad Nabavi started his political activity as a guerrilla fighter against the Pahlavi government and served a prison term as a result.

Behzad Nabavi had personally confirmed that when he was arrested in 1972, he had tried suicide by swallowing a cyanide pill, which "fortunately or unfortunately" did not work.

Behzad Nabavi was a founder of the intelligence office under the Presidency, which later became the ministry of intelligence.

Behzad Nabavi acted as the chief negotiator of Iran during the discussions with United States officials in the Iran hostage crisis, where he has been described as a "radical" who gained influence at the expense of "moderates" as a result of the crisis.

Behzad Nabavi acted as the chairman of the board in Petropars and a consultant to the CEO in Mapna, a company working on the expansion of oil refineries in Iran.

Behzad Nabavi was prohibited from running for office in other elections and summoned by the judiciary for libel and "disturbing the public mind", when he was serving as an MP and hence certain restrictions applied for such summoning.

Behzad Nabavi was sentenced to six years in prison by the court in February 2010.