Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization () was an umbrella political organization in Iran, founded in 1979 by unification of seven underground Islamist revolutionary paramilitary and civil organizations which previously fought against the Pahlavi dynasty.
The organization was firmly allied with the ruling Islamic Republican Party and was given a share of power and three of its members were appointed as government ministers under PM Mir-Hossein Mousavi: Behzad Nabavi (minister without portfolio for executive affairs), Mohammad Salamati (agriculture) and Mohammad Shahab Gonabadi (housing and urban development).
History Most members were among those formerly associated with the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran but left the organization after it declared ideology switch to Marxism. The groups were: "United Ummah" (; Ommat-e-Vahede) "Monotheistic Badr" (; Towhidiye-Badr) "Monotheistic Queue" (; Towhidiye-Saff) "Peasant" (; Fallah) "Daybreak" (: Falaq) "Victors" (; Mansouroun) "Monotheists" (; Movahedin)
Dissolution The organization dissolved in 1986 as a result of tensions between the leftist and rightist members.
Legacy Left-wing members of the organization decided to resume activities in 1991 and established Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Organization (adding the words “of Iran” to the name) which later emerged as a reformist party. Some right-wing members founded Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution in 1995.
Notable members Name Original groupFaction Later careerRefBehzad NabaviOmmat-e-VahedehLeftPoliticsMohammad SalamatiOmmat-e-VahedehLeftPoliticsSadegh NorouziOmmat-e-VahedehLeftPoliticsMohsen MakhmalbafOmmat-e-VahedehLeftCinemaAbdulali Ali-AsgariRightMediaAhmad TavakoliRightPoliticsAlireza AfsharRightMilitary → PoliticsAbbas DuzduzaniLeftMilitary → PoliticsHashem AghajariLeftAcademiaFeyzollah ArabsorkhiOmmat-e-VahedehLeftPoliticsAbdollah Nasseri LeftMediaHossein FadaeiTowhidiye-BadrRightMilitary → PoliticsSafar NaeimiTowhidiye-BadrRightMilitary → PoliticsMohammad BoroujerdiTowhidiye-Saff MilitaryMojtaba ShakeriTowhidiye-SaffRightMilitary → PoliticsMohsen ArminTowhidiye-SaffLeftPoliticsMorteza AlviriFallahLeftPoliticsMostafa TajzadehFalaqLeftPoliticsMohsen RezaeeMansourounRightMilitary → PoliticsAli ShamkhaniMansourounLeftMilitaryHossein NejatMansourounRightMilitaryEsmaeil DaghayeghiMansouroun MilitaryMohammad Bagher ZolghadrMansourounRightMilitary → PoliticsGholam Ali RashidMansourounRightMilitaryHosein AlamolhodaMovahedin Military
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