The 15 Khordad Foundation ( fa, بنیاد پانزده خرداد, translit=Bonyâd-e Pânzdah Xordâd) is one of the organizations created in

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in 1982 on orders of Ruhollah Khomeini that intend to fix the economic issues of the families of martyrs, veterans, and founders of the

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...

. This foundation is one of the ''Revolutionary Institutions of the Islamic Republic of Iran'' and is under the supervision of the

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. The 15 Khordad Foundation in reality was a supplementary office to the

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. The scope of its activities included: the creation of the 15 Khordad Cultural and Literary Association, the collection of documents regarding the

1963 demonstrations in Iran The demonstrations of June 5 and 6, also called the events of June 1963 or (using the Iranian calendar) the 15 Khordad uprising ( fa, تظاهرات پانزده خرداد), were protests in Iran against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomein ...

, organizing commemoration ceremonies, construction of the 15 Khordad Dam near

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, and regulating the supply of drinking water in Qom, and many more. The foundation is one of the organizations under the supervision of the Supreme Leader. After its creation, the foundation was under the supervision of a council appointed by Khomeini, of which one of the members was

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. The foundation offered a $2.8m bounty for the murder of

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. Later, it increased its amount to $3.3m. In October 2022, The

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imposed sanctions on 15 Khordad Foundation over this matter.

Establishment

15 Khordad Foundation is an institution that was established on the 15th of Khordad 1360 by the order of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini. And the purpose of its creation is to solve the economic problems of the families of the killed people (knowns as "martyrs") of Iran's Islamic Revolution and the war and the deprived.

Actions

Among the actions of the 15 Khordad Foundation, activities such as: *Support for terminally ill and cancer patients *Activity in the field of childbearing and population increase *Compiling the books, like publishing the book "Fifteen Khordad, Sixty Years Later" (with the participation of National Library and Documents Organization) And so on.Khordad 15th Foundation - Childbearing area
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Establishment

Actions

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