Islamic Development Coordination Council ( fa, شورای هماهنگی تبلیغات اسلامی) is one of the revolutionary institutions of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
, which coordinates and coheres for the development activities between the "development-agencies/centers". This council was formed on 3 August 1980 with the consent of Iran's
Supreme Leader,
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The head of this institution who is appointed by the Supreme Leader, has been managed by two chiefs till now; i.e. "Gholam-Hossein Haqqani" was its first head since the start until 1982.
Afterwards
Ahmad Jannati
Ahmad Jannati ( fa, احمد جنتی, born 23 February 1927) is an Iranian conservative politician. He was born in Ladan, Isfahan. Jannati is known for his anti-LGBT rhetoric and opposition to secularism. He is also a founding member of the Ha ...
has been appointed as the new head of the organization, and is still active so far. The main center of the organization is located in the capital of Iran, Tehran. Its other centers are in the capitals of all Iran's provinces; plus it has also centers in other cities.
Activities
"Islamic Development Coordination Council coordinates/coheres the development activities between the "development-agencies/centers". The fields of activities of the council are related to "holding (significant) ceremonies and occasions", among:
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Iranian Islamic Republic Day
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Death and state funeral of Ruhollah Khomeini
On 3 June 1989, at 22:20 IRST, Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the Iranian Revolution and the first Supreme Leader and founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, died in Jamaran, Greater Tehran aged 86 after spending eleven days at ...
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15 Khordad incident
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Hafte Tir
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Hashte Shahrivar
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17 Shahrivar
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Quds Day
Quds Day (), officially known as International Quds Day ( fa, روز جهانی قدس, Ruz Jahâni Quds), is an annual pro-Palestinian event held on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to express support for Palestinians a ...
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Eid al-Fitr
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Mid-Sha'ban
Mid-Sha'ban ( ar-at, نصف شعبان, niṣf šaʿbān or ''laylat niṣf min šaʿbān'' "night on the half of Sha'ban") is a Muslim holiday observed by Shia and Sunni Sufi Muslim communities on the eve of 15th of Sha'ban (i.e., the nigh ...
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9 Dey
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Fajr decade
The Fajr decade ( fa-at, دهه فجر, ''Daheye Fajr'', lit=decade of dawn) is a ten-day celebration of Ruhollah Khomeini's return to Iran in 1979. The annual celebration is held between 1 and 11 February. Its beginning coincides with the date o ...
* 13 Aban
* Hafte-ye-Zan (Women's day)
And so forth.
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See also
* Coordination Council of Islamic Revolution Forces
The Coordination Council of Islamic Revolution Forces ( fa, شورای هماهنگی نیروهای انقلاب اسلامی, showrā-ye hamāhangi-e nirūhā-ye enǧelāb-e eslāmi) is an umbrella organization of Iranian Principlists, conservat ...
* Islamic Development Organization
The Islamic advertisement Organization ( Persian: سازمان تبلیغات اسلامی ایران) is an Iranian religious and cultural organization. It was created by Rouhollah Khomeini after the 1979 Revolution in Iran, and is under the sup ...
* Islamic Culture and Communication Organization
References
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Organisations under control of the Supreme Leader of Iran
Organizations established in 1980
Islamic organisations based in Iran
Organisations based in Tehran
Revolutionary institutions of the Islamic Republic of Iran