Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution

The Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution (Persian: جمعیت ایثارگران انقلاب اسلامی, romanizedJam`iyat-e Isargaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami) is a conservative Iranian political party.[3] It is informally referred to as the Isargaran, a word which connotes altruism in Persian and is associated with other political movements.[2] Many members of the party are veterans of the Iran–Iraq War.[5] It is one of the most powerful and least discussed movements in Iran.[2]

Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution
Secretary-GeneralMohammad Javad Ameri
SpokespersonLotfollah Forouzandeh[1]
FoundedMarch 1995; 29 years ago (1995-03) (Initial activity)[2]
3 February 1997; 27 years ago (1997-02-03)[2]
Legalized26 July 1999; 25 years ago (1999-07-26)[3]
Preceded byMojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization[4]
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
NewspaperSiyaset-e Rooz (unofficial)[1]
IdeologyGovernance of the Jurist[4]
Social conservatism[4]
Political positionRight-wing[4]
National affiliationFront of Transformationalist Principlists
Coordination Council of Islamic Revolution Forces[4]
Website
isargaran.net

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was a founding member of the party.[2]

Electoral results

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Election Candidate Votes Result
2005 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 17,284,782 Elected
2009 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 24,592,793 Elected
2013 Saeed Jalili 4,168,946 Lost

Party leaders

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Secretaries-general
Name Tenure Ref
Hossein Fadaei 1995–2017
Mohammad Javad Ameri 2017–
Deputy secretaries-general
Name Tenure Ref
Ali Darabi –2005
Lotfollah Forouzandeh 2005–2015
Mohammad Javad Ameri 2015–2017
Mohammad Esmaeili 2019–

References

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  1. ^ a b Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Samii, Abbas W. (Winter 2005), "The Changing Landscape of Party Politics in Iran—A Case Study" (PDF), Journal of the European Society for Iranian Studies (1): 53–62
  3. ^ a b "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran". Pars Times. July 30, 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Association of the Devotees of the Islamic Revolution" (PDF). Iran Data Portal. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  5. ^ Bill Samii (7 November 2005). "Iran: A Rising Star In Party Politics". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 1 March 2017.