World Assembly of Islamic Awakening



World Assembly of Islamic Awakening is an Islamic-assembly which was formed to ensure the continuity/development of the "Islamic Awakening Movement" by increasing communication, interaction and transfer of experiences. The permanent secretariat of the assembly is located in Tehran, Iran. This Islamic assembly started its activities in 2011. Ali Akbar Velayati the senior adviser to the Supreme Leader (of Iran) in international affairs is the secretary-general of the convention(s).

The World Assembly of Islamic Awakening possesses   40 members,  and was established  simultaneously with the wave of Islamic awakening began in Tehran; with the goal of "preventing regional developments from deviating from their path" and "unity of the Islamic Ummah and rapprochement between religions", in addition to "transparency/information/confrontation with anti-Islamic currents" that seek to challenge the Islamic awakening.