Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization سازمان مجاهدین انقلاب اسلامی | |
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The group's emblem includes an Arabic negative articleLa (لا; standing forLa ilaha illa-llah) out of which grows a clenched fist holding rifle, and a globe symbolizing its commitment toInternationalism[1] | |
| Paramilitary wing commander | Mohammad Boroujerdi[2] |
| Supreme Leader representative | Hossein Rasti-Kashani[3] |
| 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[4] |
| Ideology | Islamism Khomeinism[1] Anti-communism[1] Statism[5] |
| Political position | Left-wing[4] toright-wing[4] |
| Religion | Islam |
| National affiliation | Islamic Coalition (1979) Grand Coalition (1980) |
Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization (Persian:سازمان مجاهدین انقلاب اسلامی,romanized: Sāzmān-e Mojāhedin-e Enqelāb-e Eslāmi,lit. 'Holy Warriors of theIslamic Revolution') was anumbrellapolitical organization inIran, founded in 1979 by unification of seven undergroundIslamistrevolutionaryparamilitary and civil[4] organizations which previously fought against thePahlavi dynasty.[6]
The organization was firmly allied with the rulingIslamic Republican Party and was given a share of power[7] and three of its members were appointed as government ministers under PMMir-Hossein Mousavi:Behzad Nabavi (minister without portfolio for executive affairs),Mohammad Salamati (agriculture) andMohammad Shahab Gonabadi (housing and urban development).[8]
Most members were among those formerly associated with thePeople's Mojahedin Organization of Iran but left the organization after it declared ideology switch toMarxism.[6] The groups were:[6]
The organization dissolved in 1986 as a result of tensions between the leftist and rightist members.[4]
Left-wing members of the organization decided to resume activities in 1991 and established leftistMojahedin of the Islamic Revolutionof Iran Organization (adding the words “of Iran” to the name) which later emerged as areformist party.[4] Some right-wing members foundedSociety of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution in late-1990s.[9]
| Name | Original group | Faction | Later career | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behzad Nabavi | Ommat-e-Vahedeh | Left | Politics | [6][10] |
| Mohammad Salamati | Ommat-e-Vahedeh | Left | Politics | [6][10] |
| Sadegh Norouzi | Ommat-e-Vahedeh | Left | Politics | [6] |
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Ommat-e-Vahedeh | Left | Cinema | [6] |
| Abdulali Ali-Asgari | Right | Media | [10] | |
| Ahmad Tavakoli | Right | Politics | [11] | |
| Alireza Afshar | Right | Military → Politics | [12] | |
| Abbas Duzduzani | Left | Military → Politics | ||
| Hashem Aghajari | Left | Academia | [12] | |
| Feyzollah Arabsorkhi | Ommat-e-Vahedeh | Left | Politics | [6] |
| Abdollah Nasseri | Left | Media | [12] | |
| Hossein Fadaei | Towhidiye-Badr | Right | Military → Politics | [6][10] |
| Safar Naeimi[a] | Towhidiye-Badr | Right | Military → Politics | [6] |
| Mohammad Boroujerdi | Towhidiye-Saff | Military | [6] | |
| Mojtaba Shakeri | Towhidiye-Saff | Right | Military → Politics | [6] |
| Mohsen Armin | Towhidiye-Saff | Left | Politics | [6][10] |
| Morteza Alviri | Fallah | Left | Politics | [6] |
| Mostafa Tajzadeh | Falaq | Left | Politics | [6][12] |
| Mohsen Rezaee | Mansouroun | Right | Military → Politics | [6][12] |
| Ali Shamkhani | Mansouroun | Left | Military | [6] |
| Hossein Nejat | Mansouroun | Right | Military | [6] |
| Esmaeil Daghayeghi | Mansouroun | Military | [6] | |
| Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr | Mansouroun | Right | Military → Politics | [6][10] |
| Gholam Ali Rashid | Mansouroun | Right | Military | [6] |
| Hosein Alamolhoda | Movahedin | Military | [6] |