Mohammad Bagher Nobakht

Mohammad Bagher Nobakht
File:Mohammadbagher Nobakht 01.jpg Nobakht in October 2015
Head of Management and Planning Organization
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2013
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Behroz Moradi (Head of Strategic Planning and Oversight Center)
Spokesperson of the Government of Iran
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 August 2013
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Gholam Hossein Elham
Member of Parliament of Iran
In office 4 May 1988 – 3 May 2004
Constituency	Rasht
Personal details
Born	Mohammad Bagher Nobakht Haghighi (1950-12-13) 13 December 1950 Rasht, Iran
Political party	Moderation and Development Party
Occupation	Economist, politician
Signature	Mohammad Bagher Nobakht's signature

Mohammad Bagher Nobakht Haghighi (Persian: محمد باقر نوبخت حقیقی‎‎; born 13 December 1950 in Rasht, Iran) is an Iranian politician and economist and currently Hassan Rouhani's adviser for Supervision and Strategic Affairs, Head of Management and Planning Organization and also Spokesperson of the Government. He is also leader of the Moderation and Development Party.

He was a representative of Rasht in the Islamic Consultative Assembly for four consecutive terms. He was the spokesman for Rouhani's 2013 presidential election and also Deputy of Economic Research Department at the Center for Strategic Research, a think tank led by Rouhani.

Following Rouhani's election, Nobakht was appointed as the president's liaison to the legislative branch led by Ali Ardashir Larijani, with the mandate to "establish communication and moderation" between the two branches of government; Larijani appointed Mohammad-Reza Bahonar as Nobakht's counterpart. He was appointed as adviser for Supervision and Strategic Affairs on 5 August 2013 by Rouhani. On 11 August, he was appointed vice president for planning and strategic supervision.