▁on ▁practical , ▁hands - on ▁technical ▁training . ▁He ▁was ▁considered ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁Iran ’ s ▁early ▁techn ocr ats . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁under secret ary ▁of ▁various ▁minist ries ▁for ▁over ▁thirty ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁offered ▁minister ial ▁positions ▁several ▁times ▁but ▁turned ▁them ▁down , ▁because ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁under secret ary ▁was ▁more ▁stable ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁accomplish ▁more ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁position . ▁ ▁Rel atives ▁ ▁Hab ib ▁N af icy ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁large , ▁well - known ▁Pers ian ▁family . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Dr . ▁Abb as ▁N af icy ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Under secret ary ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁and ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁Lion ▁and ▁Sun ▁Society ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sen ator ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Dr . ▁Mah mon ir ▁N af icy ▁J az ayer i , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁profess ors ▁at ▁Te h ran ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁taught ▁French ▁Liter ature . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁nep hew ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Sa ’ id ▁N af icy ▁( also ▁S ae ed ▁N af isi ), ▁the ▁well - known ▁writer ▁and ▁historian , ▁and ▁was ▁both ▁the ▁nep hew ▁and ▁first ▁cousin ▁of ▁the ▁late