The Imperial Inspectorate Organization was an organization of the Iranian Pahlavi government established in 1959 to handle complaints from the public about government officials and agencies. The organization reported directly to the

Shah Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...

, and was initially headed by General

Hossein Fardoust Arteshbod Hossein Fardoust (; 21 February 1917 – 18 May 1987) was a childhood friend of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and served for ten years as deputy head of SAVAK, the powerful Iranian intelligence agency. Career i ...

, a childhood friend of the monarch. In its first year of operation, the department "received 52,000 complaints and dismissed 424 officials". Prime Minister

Ali Amini Ali Amini ( fa, علی امینی; 12 September 1905–12 December 1992) was an Iranian politician who was the Prime Minister of Iran from 1961 to 1962. He held several cabinet portfolios during the 1950s, and served as a member of parliamen ...

dissolved the organization in 1962 during a reduction in the size of government, but it was later reestablished in 1968. The IIO was abolished following the 1979

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...

, but later reestablished as the Islamic Inspectorate Organization.

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{{reflist Inspectors general Government of Iran 1959 establishments in Iran 1968 establishments in Iran 1979 disestablishments in Iran