Abbas Sheibani

Abbas Sheibani عباس شیبانی
Sheibani in 2015
Member of City Council of Tehran
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 April 2003
Majority	173,277 (7.72%)
Member of Parliament of Iran
In office 24 August 1981[1] – 28 May 2000
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority	1,580,985 (85%; first term)
Minister of Agriculture
In office 6 October 1979 – 12 August 1980
Appointed by	Council of Islamic Revolution
Preceded by	Ali Mohammad Izadi
Succeeded by	Mohammad Salamati
Member of Assembly of Experts for Constitution
In office 15 August 1979 – 15 November 1979
Constituency	Tehran
Majority	1,380,704 (54.6%)
Personal details
Born	1931 (age 84–85) Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Political party	Islamic Association of Physicians[2]
Other political affiliations	Islamic Republican Party (1979–1987)[3] Freedom Movement (1961–1979) National Front (1950–1961)
Alma mater	Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Religion	Shia Islam

Abbas Sheibani (Persian: عباس شیبانی‎‎; born 1931) is an Iranian physician, university professor and politician. He is a founding member of Freedom Movement of Iran and currently a member of City Council of Tehran.^[4] He previously served as a member in both Parliament House and Assembly of Experts. He was also Minister of Agriculture from 1979 to 1980 and President of University of Tehran from 1983 to 1984.^[5] He was also a candidate in July 1981 and 1989 presidential elections which finished second in both.

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