1. Hassan Ebrahim Habibi was an Iranian politician, lawyer, scholar and the first vice president from 1989 until 2001 under Presidents Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami.
11 Facts About Hassan Habibi
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Hassan Habibi was a member of the High Council of Cultural Revolution and head of Academy of Persian Language and Literature from 2004 until his death in 2013.
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Hassan Habibi's version was heavily modified due to criticisms and the final text was approved by the election in November 1979.
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Hassan Habibi was among the main architects of the first draft of Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was later passed for more discussion to an elected Assembly of Experts for Constitution.
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Hassan Habibi was backed by Mohammad Beheshti in the election process.
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Hassan Habibi served as the minister of justice under Prime Minister Mousavi.
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Hassan Habibi was first vice president of Iran from 1989 to 2001, eight years under President Rafsanjani and then four years under President Khatami.
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Hassan Habibi was replaced by Mohammad Reza Aref in the post in Khatami's second term.
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Hassan Habibi was head of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature and a member of the Expediency Council.
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Hassan Habibi was director of the National Front publications in Europe during the 1960s.
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Hassan Habibi was a member of the Freedom Movement of Iran, before he defected to the Islamic Republican Party after the Iranian Revolution.