The Islamic Society of Engineers (ISE) ( fa, جامعهٔ اسلامی مهندسین, ) is a
principlist political organization
A political organization is any organization that involves itself in the political process, including political parties, non-governmental organizations, and special interest advocacy groups. Political organizations are those engaged in poli ...
of engineers in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. Formerly one of the parties aligned with the
Combatant Clergy Association
The Combatant Clergy Association ( fa, جامعۀ روحانیت مبارز, jâmeʿe-ye rowhâniyat-e mobârez) is a politically active group in Iran, but not a political party in the traditional sense.
It has never been registered as a politica ...
,
it is close to the
Islamic Coalition Party
The Islamic Coalition Party) from 1963 to 1979 and "Islamic Coalition Society" ( fa, جمعیت مؤتلفه اسلامی, jamʿiyat-e moʾtalefe-ye eslâmi) from 1979 to 2004. (ICP; fa, حزب مؤتلفه اسلامی, ḥezb-e moʾtalefe-ye esl ...
, whose decisions they mostly follow. It is questionable whether it is an independent and strong party.
The Society was formed at the end of the
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Counci ...
(1988) with the objective of elevating the Islamic, political, scientific and technical knowledge of the Muslim people of Iran, defending major freedoms such as freedom of expression and gatherings, as well as continued campaign against foreign cultural agents whether Eastern or Western materialism.
Members
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدینژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956), , the sixth
President of Iran
The president of Iran ( fa, رئیسجمهور ایران, Rayis Jomhur-e Irān) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The president is the second highest-ranking official of Iran after the Supreme Leader.
The president ...
, was an active member since its establishment but turned against the party after presidency.
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Mohammad Reza Bahonar, current Secretary-General and former Deputy Speaker of the
Parliament of Iran
The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Pa ...
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Manouchehr Mottaki, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Mohammad Nazemi Ardakani, former Minister of Cooperatives
Party leaders
Current officeholders
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Morteza Nabavi, Member of
Expediency Discernment Council
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Morteza Saghaiyannejad, Mayor of
Qom
Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its pop ...
;Parliament members
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Hamidreza Fouladgar (Isfahan)
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Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi (Kerman and Ravar)
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Jabbar Kouchakinejad (Rasht)
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Mohammad Mehdi Mofatteh (Toiserkan)
References
External links
ecoi.net's profile of ISE
(in Persian)
1988 establishments in Iran
Political parties established in 1988
Principlist political groups in Iran
Engineering organizations
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