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Quick facts for kids Hassan Habibi
حسن حبیبی
Habibi in 1980
First Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council
In office 12 April 1997 – 9 September 1997
Appointed by	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Chairman	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Mohsen Rezaee
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
In office 8 May 1991 – 31 January 2013
Appointed by	Ali Khamenei
Chairman	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
1st First Vice President of Iran
In office 21 August 1989 – 26 August 2001
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Mohammad-Reza Aref
Supervisor of Presidential Administration of Iran
In office 5 September 1989 – 3 August 1997
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded by	Mostafa Mir-Salim
Succeeded by	Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani
Minister of Justice
In office 15 August 1984 – 29 August 1989
President	Ali Khamenei
Prime Minister	Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded by	Mohammad Asghari
Succeeded by	Esmail Shooshtari
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office 28 May 1980 – 28 May 1984
Constituency	Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat
Majority	1,552,478 (72.7%)
Minister of Culture and Higher Education
In office 1 October 1979 – 28 May 1980
Prime Minister	Mehdi Bazargan
Preceded by	Ali Shariatmadari
Succeeded by	Hassan Arefi
Personal details
Born	Hassan Ebrahim Habibi (1937-01-29)29 January 1937 Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Died	31 January 2013(2013-01-31) (aged 76) Tehran, Iran
Political party	Executives of Construction Party (1996–2013) Islamic Republican Party (1979–1987) Freedom Movement (1966–1979)
Spouse	Shafigheh Rahideh
Awards	Excellent Order of Independence Order of Knowledge (1st class)

Hassan Ebrahim Habibi (born January 29, 1937 – died January 31, 2013) was an important Iranian politician. He was also a lawyer and a scholar. He served as the First Vice President of Iran from 1989 to 2001. During this time, he worked with Presidents Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami. He was also a member of the High Council of Cultural Revolution. From 2004 until his death, he led the Academy of Persian Language and Literature.

Early Life and Education

Hassan Habibi was born in Tehran on January 29, 1937. He went to college in France, where he studied sociology. He earned a PhD in both law and sociology. While he was a student, he visited Ayatollah Khomeini when Khomeini was living in exile.

Political Career

After the Iranian Revolution, Hassan Habibi played a key role in shaping Iran's new government.

Drafting the Constitution

Ayatollah Khomeini asked Habibi to help write the new constitution for Iran. This was when Khomeini was in exile in Paris. Habibi's first draft was changed quite a bit after many people gave their opinions. The final version was approved by a public vote in November 1979.

Early Roles in Government

After the revolution, Habibi became the public spokesperson for the revolutionary council. He was one of the main people who worked on the first draft of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This draft was then sent to a special group called the Assembly of Experts for Constitution for more discussion. This group made big changes, like adding the position of "leader of the Islamic Republic." This new role gave a lot of power to the religious leaders. The changed constitution was approved by the people in 1979.

In 1980, Habibi ran for president but did not win. He later became a member of the Parliament for the Islamic Republican Party.

Important Government Positions

Habibi served as the Minister of Justice from 1984 to 1989. He then became the First Vice President of Iran in 1989. He held this important job for 12 years. He worked with President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani for eight years and then with President Mohammad Khatami for four years. In 2001, Mohammad Reza Aref took over his role as First Vice President.

Besides these roles, he also led the Academy of Persian Language and Literature. He was also a member of the Expediency Council, which is an important advisory body in Iran.

His Writings

Hassan Habibi wrote several books during his life. These books covered different topics like society, culture, politics, and law. Some of his well-known books include:

• God (published in 1981)
• Society, Culture, Politics (published in 1984)
• Islam and the Crisis of Our Time (published in 1984)
• In the Mirror Of Rights: Views Of International Rights, Comparative Rights And Sociology (published in 1988)
• General International Rights (two volumes, published in 2003)

Death

Hassan Habibi passed away on January 31, 2013, at the age of 76. He was buried in Tehran at the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini on February 1. Many important Iranian political figures, including President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, attended his funeral.