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The Islamic Development Organization (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: سازمان تبلیغات اسلامی) is an Iranian religious and cultural organization. It was created by Rouhollah Khomeini after the

1979 Revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Impe ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, and is under the supervision of the

Supreme Leader A supreme leader or supreme ruler typically refers to powerful figures with an unchallenged authority, such as autocrats, dictators to spiritual and revolutionary leaders. Historic examples are Adolf Hitler () of Nazi Germany, Francisco ...

. This organization was originally created in the summer of 1982 to promote the ideologies of the Islamic Republic.

History

The organization was formed after the

revolution In political science, a revolution (, 'a turn around') is a rapid, fundamental transformation of a society's class, state, ethnic or religious structures. According to sociologist Jack Goldstone, all revolutions contain "a common set of elements ...

based on the decree of the 1st

Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (17 May 1900 or 24 September 19023 June 1989) was an Iranian revolutionary, politician, political theorist, and religious leader. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the main leader of the Iranian ...

in 1981. The organization is an independent legal entity managed by the supreme leader of Iran.

Name

The initial name of the organization was "The Institution of Islamic Development Council" (

: نهاد شورای عالی تبلیغات اسلامی). This was later changed to "Islamic Development Organization" on 3 April 1989.

Chiefs

Ahmad Jannati was the organization's first head. He was succeeded by Mahmoud Mohammadi Araghi for ten years, followed by Seyyed Mahdi Khamoushi and

Mohammad Qomi Mohammad Qomi (Persian: محمد قمی), also known as Hujjat al-Islam (Mohammad) Qomi (born in 1980), is an Iranian Shia cleric and the head of Islamic development organization who has been recently appointed (at the age of 38) instead of Seyye ...

Goals

The goals of the organization are: * Revive and promote Islam in all needed fields, and develop Islamic ethics among people, particularly youth. * Defend the principles of Islam, the Islamic republic system, and the Islamic revolution aims. * Quantitative and qualitative development of religious promotion.

Dependent organizations

* Amirkabir (publisher) * Darol-Quran al-Karim Organization * Ketab Shahr Company *

Mehr News Agency The Mehr News Agency (MNA; ) is a semi-official news agency sponsored by the government of Iran. It is headquartered in Tehran, and is owned by the Iranian government's Islamic Development Organization (IIDO). Mehr publishes all content on its we ...

* Organization of Islamic Education Schools * Research Institute for Islamic Promotion and Studies, Baqir al-Uloom * Soore University *

Tebyan Cultural Institute Tebyan Cultural Institute is a cultural and educational organization. History The Tebyan Cultural Institute was founded in 2002 in Iran. Its Alexa internet ranking is 15 in Iran. Activities * Publication of cultural information on the ...

* ''

Tehran Times The ''Tehran Times'' is an English-language daily newspaper published in Iran, founded in 1979 as the self-styled "voice of the Islamic Revolution". While not state-owned, it is considered state-controlled and closely tied to the hardline factio ...

'' English-language newspaper * The Artistic Sect

Duties

21 duties were approved by the board of trustees, including: * Policy making, planning, guidance, organizing, supporting, and supervising public religious promotion. * Revival and development of

Shia Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). However, his right is understood ...

education, culture and history. * Surveying "misleading advertising," and "cultural invasion" from political opponents. * Co-operation within ministries, governmental organizations (and other related institutions) in order to develop Islamic education and culture. * Founding of information centers in specialty, promotion and religious fields.

References

External links

* {{official, http://ido.ir/en/ Organisations of the Iranian Revolution Islamic organisations based in Iran Iranian propaganda organisations Revolutionary institutions of the Islamic Republic of Iran