Islamic Development Organization

The Islamic Development Organization (Persian: سازمان تبلیغات اسلامی), also known as the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization or IIDO,¹² is an Iranian religious and cultural organization.³⁴ It was created by Rouhollah Khomeini after the 1979 Revolution in Iran, and is under the supervision of the Supreme Leader.⁵ This organization was originally created in the summer of 1982 to promote the ideologies of the Islamic Republic.⁶

The organization was formed after the revolution based on the decree of the 1st Supreme Leader, Ruhollah Khomeini⁷⁸ in 1981.⁹¹⁰ The organization is an independent legal entity managed by the supreme leader of Iran.¹¹

The initial name of the 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 1989.¹²

Ahmad Jannati was the organization's first head.¹⁷ He was succeeded by Mahmoud Mohammadi Araghi for ten years, followed by Seyyed Mahdi Khamoushi and Mohammad Qomi.¹⁸¹⁹²⁰

The objectives of the organization include:

• 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.²¹

• Amirkabir (publisher)
• Darol-Quran al-Karim Organization
• Ketab Shahr Company
• Mehr News Agency - News agency in Iran sponsored by the Iranian government.
• Organization of Islamic Education Schools
• Research Institute for Islamic Promotion and Studies, Baqir al-Uloom
• Soureh International University
• Tebyan Cultural Institute
• Tehran Times - English-language newspaper based in Iran
• The Artistic Sect

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.²²