▁ 2 0 ▁Techn ological ▁Instit utes ▁( techn ical ▁junior ▁colleg es ) ▁in ▁various ▁Iran ian ▁provinces . ▁He ▁held ▁these ▁two ▁positions ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁full - time ▁government ▁work ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁full - time ▁government ▁service , ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁N af icy ▁Techn ik um , ▁a ▁private , ▁combined ▁technical ▁college ▁and ▁secondary ▁technical ▁school , ▁which ▁placed ▁emphas is ▁on ▁practical ▁work . ▁He ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁effort ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁on ▁developing ▁that ▁institution . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Under secret ary ▁for ▁Human ▁Resources ▁Development ▁at ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Transport ation , ▁on ▁a ▁part - time ▁basis . ▁He ▁held ▁these ▁two ▁positions ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁revolution . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁revolution , ▁Hab ib ▁N af icy ▁continued ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁N af icy ▁Techn ik um ▁for ▁almost ▁a ▁year . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Revolution ary ▁Gu ards ▁and ▁Techn ik um ▁staff ▁close ▁to ▁them , ▁who ▁made ▁charges ▁against ▁him ▁( cit izen ▁arrest ), ▁although ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁government ▁war rant ▁for ▁his ▁arrest . ▁The ▁charges ▁included ▁his ▁alleg edly ▁writing ▁reports ▁on ▁diss idents ▁while ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D .