Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization ( fa, سازمان حج و زیارت) of

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was founded in 1979 and before that Hajj was managed by

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. In Iran, this organization is subset of

Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance ( fa, وزارت فرهنگ و ارشاد اسلامی, ''Vâzart-e Ferheng-e vâ Arshad-e Eslâmi'') ("Ministry of CIG") is the Ministry of Culture of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is responsible ...

. Also, the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization is government organization and goals determine with Iran's policies, thoughts of Ruhollah Khomeini, guidelines of the Supreme Leader, and president. Saeed Owhadi was head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization and before that worked in another part of this organization. He is a graduate of

Sharif University of Technology Sharif University of Technology (SUT; fa, دانشگاه صنعتی شریف) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. It is widely considered as the nation's most prestigious and leading institution for science, technology, engineering ...

and California State University, Long Beach. Previous head of the organization was Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi. Ali Reza Rashidian is the current head of the organization who was appointed on 5 December 2018. In January 2016, after executions of

Nimr Baqir al-Nimr Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr ( ar, نمر باقر النمر, Nimr Bāqir an-Nimr, Bakir al-Nimr, al-Nemr, al-Namr, al-Nimer, al-Nemer, al-Namer; 21 June 1959 – 2 January 2016), commonly referred to as Sheikh Nimr, was a Shia sheikh in ...

, leader

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's Eastern Province, Iranian protesters stormed Saudi Arabia embassy in

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. After this event, Saudi Arabia cut off relations with Iran. Saeed Owhadi said: "the decision to continue or suspend hajj travel to

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and

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would ultimately be up to Supreme Leader

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Ali Khamenei."

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Website of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization

1979 establishments in Iran Hajj Government organizations related to the Hajj {{Iran-stub

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