Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization (Persian: سازمان مجاهدین انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: Sāzmān-e Mojāhedin-e Enqelāb-e Eslāmi, lit. 'Holy Warriors of the Islamic Revolution') was an umbrella political organization in Iran, founded in 1979 by unification of seven underground Islamist revolutionary paramilitary and civil organizations which previously fought against the Pahlavi dynasty.
Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization سازمان مجاهدین انقلاب اسلامی | |
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The group's emblem includes an Arabic negative article La (لا; standing for La ilaha illa-llah) out of which grows a clenched fist holding rifle, and a globe symbolizing its commitment to Internationalism | |
| Paramilitary wing commander | Mohammad Boroujerdi |
| Supreme Leader representative | Hossein Rasti-Kashani |
| Founded | April 1979 |
| Dissolved | October 1986 |
| Succeeded by | Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Organization (left faction) Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution (right faction) |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
| Membership (1979) | <1,000 |
| Ideology | Islamism Khomeinism Anti-communism Statism |
| Political position | Left-wing to right-wing |
| Religion | Islam |
| National affiliation | Islamic Coalition (1979) Grand Coalition (1980) |
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The organization was firmly allied with the ruling Islamic Republican Party and was given a share of power and three of its members were appointed as government ministers under PM Mir-Hossein Mousavi: Behzad Nabavi (minister without portfolio for executive affairs), Mohammad Salamati (agriculture) and Mohammad Shahab Gonabadi (housing and urban development).
History
Most members were among those formerly associated with the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran but left the organization after it declared ideology switch to Marxism. The groups were:
- "United Ummah" (Persian: امت واحده; Ommat-e-Vahede)
- "Monotheistic Badr" (Persian: توحیدی بدر; Towhidiye-Badr)
- "Monotheistic Queue" (Persian: توحیدی صف; Towhidiye-Saff)
- "Peasant" (Persian: فلاح; Fallah)
- "Daybreak" (Persian: فلق: Falaq)
- "Victors" (Persian: منصورون; Mansouroun)
- "Monotheists" (Persian: موحدین; Movahedin)
Dissolution
The organization dissolved in 1986 as a result of tensions between the leftist and rightist members.
Legacy
Left-wing members of the organization decided to resume activities in 1991 and established leftist Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Organization (adding the words “of Iran” to the name) which later emerged as a reformist party. Some right-wing members founded Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution in late-1990s.
Notable members
| Name | Original group | Faction | Later career | Ref |
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| Behzad Nabavi | Ommat-e-Vahedeh | Left | Politics | |
| Mohammad Salamati | Ommat-e-Vahedeh | Left | Politics | |
| Sadegh Norouzi | Ommat-e-Vahedeh | Left | Politics | |
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Ommat-e-Vahedeh | Left | Cinema | |
| Abdulali Ali-Asgari | Right | Media | ||
| Ahmad Tavakoli | Right | Politics | ||
| Alireza Afshar | Right | Military → Politics | ||
| Abbas Duzduzani | Left | Military → Politics | ||
| Hashem Aghajari | Left | Academia | ||
| Feyzollah Arabsorkhi | Ommat-e-Vahedeh | Left | Politics | |
| Abdollah Nasseri | Left | Media | ||
| Hossein Fadaei | Towhidiye-Badr | Right | Military → Politics | |
| Safar Naeimi | Towhidiye-Badr | Right | Military → Politics | |
| Mohammad Boroujerdi | Towhidiye-Saff | Military | ||
| Mojtaba Shakeri | Towhidiye-Saff | Right | Military → Politics | |
| Mohsen Armin | Towhidiye-Saff | Left | Politics | |
| Morteza Alviri | Fallah | Left | Politics | |
| Mostafa Tajzadeh | Falaq | Left | Politics | |
| Mohsen Rezaee | Mansouroun | Right | Military → Politics | |
| Ali Shamkhani | Mansouroun | Left | Military | |
| Hossein Nejat | Mansouroun | Right | Military | |
| Esmaeil Daghayeghi | Mansouroun | Military | ||
| Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr | Mansouroun | Right | Military → Politics | |
| Gholam Ali Rashid | Mansouroun | Right | Military | |
| Hosein Alamolhoda | Movahedin | Military |
Endnotes
- Not to be confused with Safar Naeimi-Raz
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