Islamic Development Organization

The Islamic Development Organization (Persian: سازمان تبلیغات اسلامی ایران) is an Iranian religious and cultural organization. It was created by Rouhollah Khomeini after the 1979 Revolution in Iran, and is under the supervision of the Supreme Leader. This organization was originally created in the summer of 1982 to promote the ideologies of the Islamic Republic.

History
It was formed after the revolution based on the decree of the 1st Supreme Leader, Ruhollah Khomeini in 1981. The organization is an independent legal entity managed by the supreme leader of Iran.

Name
The initial name of the Islamic Development 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.

Chiefs
Ahmad Jannati was the organization's first head. He was succeeded by Mahmoud Mohammadi Araghi for ten years, followed by Seyyed Mahdi Khamoushi and Mohammad Qomi.

Goals
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.

Dependent organizations

 * Amirkabir (publisher)
 * Darol-Quran al-Karim Organization
 * Ketab Shahr Company
 * Mehr News Agency
 * 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
 * The Artistic Sect

ِDuties
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.