Ahmad Nafisi (Persian: احمد نفیسی; 1919–2004) was an Iranian bureaucrat who briefly served as the mayor of Tehran between 1962 and 1963 and as director of the plan organization.
[2] During his term French President Charles de Gaulle visited Tehran and awarded Nafisi with the Legion of Honour medal.
[3] Nafisi organized and hosted the opening meeting of the newly established association, Congress of Free Man and Women, on 27 August 1963.
[2] Nafisi was arrested in November 1963 and jailed for his alleged involvement in activities against the rule of the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi[1][4] and for corruption claims.
[3][6] Michael Axworthy argued that his imprisonment was a result of the Prime Minister Hassan Ali Mansur's jealousy of Nafisi.