Islamic Development Organization
The Islamic Development Organization (Persian: سازمان تبلیغات اسلامی), also known as the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization or IIDO,[1][2] is an Iranian religious and cultural organization.[3][4] It was created by Rouhollah Khomeini after the 1979 Revolution in Iran, and is under the supervision of the Supreme Leader.[5] This organization was originally created in the summer of 1982 to promote the ideologies of the Islamic Republic.[6]
History
[edit]The organization was formed after the revolution based on the decree of the 1st Supreme Leader, Ruhollah Khomeini[7][8] in 1981.[9][10] The organization is an independent legal entity managed by the supreme leader of Iran.[11]
Name
[edit]The initial name of the organization was "The Institution of Islamic Development Council" (Persian: نهاد شورای عالی تبلیغات اسلامی). This was later changed to "Islamic Development Organization" on 3 April 1989.[12]
Chiefs
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Ahmad Jannati was the organization's first head.[17] He was succeeded by Mahmoud Mohammadi Araghi for ten years, followed by Seyyed Mahdi Khamoushi and Mohammad Qomi.[18][19][20]
Goals
[edit]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.[21]
Dependent organizations
[edit]- Amirkabir (publisher)
- Darol-Quran al-Karim Organization
- Ketab Shahr Company
- Mehr News Agency - News agency in Iran sponsored by the Iranian government.
- Organization of Islamic Education Schools
- Research Institute for Islamic Promotion and Studies, Baqir al-Uloom
- Soore University
- Tebyan Cultural Institute
- Tehran Times - English-language newspaper based in Iran
- The Artistic Sect
Duties
[edit]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 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.[22]
See also
[edit]- Housing Foundation of Islamic Revolution
- Islamic Culture and Communication Organization
- Islamic Development Coordination Council
- Office of Literature and Art of Resistance
References
[edit]- ^ "IIDO promoting Islamic ideology". Mehr News Agency. 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization chief to leave soon: report". Tehran Times. 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ Religious formations of "Islamic development organization" iqna.ir Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ Islamic development organization rasanews.ir Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ Familiarity with the Islamic Development Organization hamshahrionline.ir
- ^ Anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Development Organization hawzah.net
- ^ The new constitution of Iran's Islamic development organization mehrnews.com Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ Knowing Islamic development organization hamshahrionline.ir Retrieved 3 Feb 2019
- ^ Islamic development organization, in a nutshell dana.ir Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ Founding of Islamic development organization (of Iran) by the order of Imam Khomeini todaytime.ir Retrieved2 Feb 2019
- ^ Statute of Islamic development organization Archived 2019-05-10 at the Wayback Machine rc.majlis.ir Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ founding anniversary of "Islamic development organization" hawzah.net Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ "عکس/ دیدار جمعی از مسئولین سازمان تبلیغات با رهبر انقلاب". Mashregh News (in Persian). January 18, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "مدیرکل تبلیغات اسلامی استان اصفهان: سازمان تبلیغات اسلامی نیازمند تحول است - تسنیم". Tasnim News. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "رئیس سازمان تبلیغات اسلامی: خدمت به مردم مرزبندی نمی‌شناسد - تسنیم". Tasnim News (in Persian). Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "مدیر کل امور بانوان سازمان تبلیغات اسلامی: استفاده از خلاقیت هنری در تبلیغ و گزاره‌های دینی - تسنیم". Tasnim News (in Persian). Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ Ayatollah Jannati, the (first) chief of the Islamic development organization imam-khomeini.ir Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ Hujjatul-Islam Qomi, the --new-- chief of Islamic development organization Archived 2019-12-11 at the Wayback Machine farsnews.com Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ "The Chief of Islamic Development Organization, Mohammad Qomi]website= mashreghnews.ir". Retrieved 2 Feb 2019.
- ^ New Head of Islamic Development Organization Appointed Archived 2020-09-23 at the Wayback Machine en.alkawthartv.com Retrieved 4 Feb 2019
- ^ The new constitution of the Islamic development organization (of Iran) Archived 2019-04-03 at the Wayback Machine farsnews.com Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ "Founding anniversary of "Islamic development organization". iqna.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 4 Feb 2019.
External links
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Media related to Islamic Development Organization at Wikimedia Commons