Islamic Society of Engineers

Not to be confused with Islamic Association of Engineers or Islamic Association of Engineers of Iran.

The Islamic Society of Engineers (ISE) (Persian: جامعهٔ اسلامی مهندسین, Jāme'-e eslāmī-ye mohandisīn) is a principlist political organization of engineers in Iran. Formerly one of the parties aligned with the Combatant Clergy Association,^[1] it is close to the Islamic Coalition Party, whose decisions it mostly follows. It is questionable whether it is an independent and strong party.^[3]

Islamic Society of Engineers
Secretary-General	Mohammad Reza Bahonar
Founded	1988; 36 years ago (1988)[1]
Legalised	May 28, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-05-28)[2]
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran
Newspaper	JAM weekly[1]
Ideology	Conservatism[3] Islamism
Political position	Right-wing[3]
Religion	Islam
National affiliation	Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader[4]
Electoral alliances	Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran (2004) United Front of Principlists (2008, 2012) Principlists Grand Coalition (2016)
Website
mohandesin.ir
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The Society was formed at the end of the Iran–Iraq War (1988) with the objective of elevating the Islamic, political, scientific and technical knowledge of the Muslim people of Iran, defending major freedoms such as freedom of expression and gatherings, as well as continued campaigning against foreign cultural agents whether Eastern or Western materialism.^[1]

Members

• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the sixth president of Iran, was an active member since its establishment but turned against the party after his presidency.^[3]
• Mohammad Reza Bahonar, current secretary-general and former deputy speaker of the Parliament of Iran^[3]
• Manouchehr Mottaki, former minister of foreign affairs^[3]
• Mohammad Nazemi Ardakani, former minister of cooperatives^[5]

Party leaders

Secretaries-General

Name	Tenure	Ref
Hassan Ghafourifard	1988–2000
Mohammad Reza Bahonar	2000–present

Current officeholders

• Morteza Nabavi, member of Expediency Discernment Council^[2]
• Morteza Saghaiyannejad, mayor of Qom^[5]

Parliament members

• Hamidreza Fouladgar (Isfahan)^[5]
• Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi (Kerman and Ravar)^[5]
• Jabbar Kouchakinejad (Rasht)^[5]
• Mohammad Mehdi Mofatteh (Toiserkan)^[5]

References

1. Mohammad Ali Zandi. "Islamic Society of Engineers" (in Persian). Baqir al-Ulum Research Center. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
2. "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran". Khorasan Newspaper. Pars Times. July 30, 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
3. Asayesh, Hossein; Halim, Adlina Ab.; Jawan, Jayum A.; Shojaei, Seyedeh Nosrat (March 2011). "Political Party in Islamic Republic of Iran: A Review". Journal of Politics and Law. 4 (1). Canadian Center of Science and Education: 221–230. doi:10.5539/jpl.v4n1p221. ISSN 1913-9047.
4. "واژه نامه جریان های فعال در انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایران - BBC Persian" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
5. "ترکیب جدید جامعه اسلامی مهندسین مشخص شد/ خروج نبوی و غفوری‌فرد و ورود زاهدی به جمع مهندسان سیاسی+ مروری بر سوابق اعضای شورای مرکزی مهندسان سیاسی" (in Persian). Khabaronline. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

External links

• ecoi.net's profile of ISE^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• Hamshahri's report from the general congress of the Islamic Society of Engineers (in Persian)