Iranian identity booklet, known as Shenasnameh ( fa, شناسنامه, lit=Writ of identity), is one of the identity documents in Iran. This

identity document An identity document (also called ID or colloquially as papers) is any documentation, document that may be used to prove a person's identity. If issued in a small, standard credit card size form, it is usually called an identity card (IC, ID c ...

is in booklet form and issued for Iran citizens at birth. The

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is obliged to issue an identity booklet to every Iranian citizen. Iranian citizens have two identity documents: one is an

Iranian identity card The Iranian identity card is the primary identity document in Iran. Every citizen age of 15 and above, whether resident or not, needs to apply for such a card, which bears their unique national identity number, given name, surname, birth date, ...

that contains their National Identity Number and the other is the identity booklet that contains more details about the person. To participate in the

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, having an identity booklet is a requirement. According to the Civil Registration Reform Law approved on January 8, 1985 in Iran, the cover and the first page of the identity booklet are decorated with the Emblem of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

History

According to the decision of the Iran's Cabinet of Ministers on 12 December 1918 during the

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era, the regulations for the establishment of the Civil Registry Office in the

Ministry of Interior An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministr ...

were prepared. The first Iranian identity booklet or ''Shenasnameh'' (then called Sajl) was issued on 25 December 1918 for a newborn girl named "Fatemeh Irani". Because of that in many years later, the third day of

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(23 or 24 December) has been named as National Organization for Civil Registration Day in Iran. From March 1925, according to the law, obtaining identity booklet was required for all Iranian citizens in the areas where the Civil Registry Office was established.

The identity booklet information

Each Iranian identity booklet must contain the following information:

Information about the owner

* Name, Surname and

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* Scanned

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of the face of owner * Identity booklet number * National Identity Number * Birth date: day, month and year in format of

Solar Hijri calendar The Solar calendar ( fa, گاه‌شماری هجری خورشیدی, Gâhšomâri-ye Xoršidi; ps, لمريز لېږدیز کلیز, lamrez legdez kalhandara; ku, ڕۆژژمێری کۆچیی ھەتاوی, Salnameya Koçberiyê) is a solar c ...

and

Islamic calendar The Hijri calendar ( ar, ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, translit=al-taqwīm al-hijrī), also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 ...

Place of birth The place of birth (POB) or birthplace is the place where a person was born. This place is often used in legal documents, together with name and date of birth, to uniquely identify a person. Practice regarding whether this place should be a cou ...

County A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

District A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

Administrative division Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...

City A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be de ...

Village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

* Father's name and mother's name * National Identity Number or Identity booklet number of parents * Place of birth of parents * Special field for registration of

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and

Divorce Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the ...

and details about

Spouse A spouse is a significant other in a marriage. In certain contexts, it can also apply to a civil union or common-law marriage. Although a spouse is a form of significant other, the latter term also includes non-marital partners who play a social ...

* Special field for children's names and specifications * Special field for registration of the owner's death

Document information

* Consecutive and series number of the booklet * Date of document preparation: day, month and year in format of

* Document preparation location: Area,

* Name and surname of the document regulator; Signature of the issuing officer and stamp of the office * Special field for description (such as renaming) * Special field for multiplying stamps (such as the stamp of participation in

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)

Multiplying stamps

According to the Civil Registry law of Iran, only the following institutions are allowed to stamp on the identity booklet: *

* Marriage and divorce notaries offices * Embassies of Iran in other countries * Identification administration of the

Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran , mottotranslated = "Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity" ( Heraldry slogan) , formedyear = 1991 , formedmonthday = April 1 , preceding1 = Shahrbani (1913–1991)Gendarmerie (1910–1991)Committee (1979–1991) , em ...

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* General Election Administration of the

Elimination of spouse name

It is possible to eliminate spouse's name after divorce under certain conditions in Iran.

Invalidation

The identity booklet is revoked in two conditions: one is renunciation of

Iranian nationality law Iranian nationality law contains principles of both ''jus sanguinis'' and ''jus soli''. The full nationality law is defined in Book 2 of the Civil Code of Iran, Articles 976 through 991. Definition of Iranian nationals Article 976 of the Civil ...

and the other is death.

References

Bibliography

* Council of Europe. Committee of Ministers (2005). Identity and Travel Documents and the Fight Against Terrorism: Recommendation Rec(2005)7. * Jane Caplan, John C. Torpey (2001). Documenting Individual Identity: The Development of State Practices in the Modern World. Princeton University

External links

Iran Civil Registration Law text

National Organization for Civil Registration (Iran) on GHDx

Iranian National Organization for Civil Registration news on TehranTimes

Iran among the best in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
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