The Islamic Society of Engineers (ISE) ( fa, جامعهٔ اسلامی مهندسین, ) is a principlist

political organization A political organization is any organization that involves itself in the political process, including political parties, non-governmental organizations, and special interest advocacy groups. Political organizations are those engaged in poli ...

of engineers in

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 ...

. Formerly one of the parties aligned with the

Combatant Clergy Association The Combatant Clergy Association ( fa, جامعۀ روحانیت مبارز, jâmeʿe-ye rowhâniyat-e mobârez) is a politically active group in Iran, but not a political party in the traditional sense. It has never been registered as a politica ...

, it is close to the

Islamic Coalition Party The Islamic Coalition Party) from 1963 to 1979 and "Islamic Coalition Society" ( fa, جمعیت مؤتلفه اسلامی, jamʿiyat-e moʾtalefe-ye eslâmi) from 1979 to 2004. (ICP; fa, حزب مؤتلفه اسلامی, ḥezb-e moʾtalefe-ye esl ...

, whose decisions they mostly follow. It is questionable whether it is an independent and strong party. The Society was formed at the end of the

Iran–Iraq War The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Council ...

(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 campaign against foreign cultural agents whether Eastern or Western materialism.

Members

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),

, the sixth

President of Iran The president of Iran ( fa, رئیس‌جمهور ایران, Rayis Jomhur-e Irān) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The president is the second highest-ranking official of Iran after the Supreme Leader. The president i ...

, was an active member since its establishment but turned against the party after presidency. *

Mohammad Reza Bahonar Mohammad-Reza Bahonar ( fa, محمدرضا باهنر, born 2 February 1952) is an Iranian principlist politician who was member of the Parliament of Iran for 28 years. He is also secretary general of Islamic Society of Engineers and the Front of ...

, current Secretary-General and former Deputy Speaker of the

Parliament of Iran The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Pa ...

Manouchehr Mottaki Manouchehr Mottaki ( fa, منوچهر متکی; born 12 May 1953) is an Iranian politician and diplomat. He was the Iranian minister of foreign affairs. Whilst technically appointed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he is considered to be closer to more pr ...

, former Minister of Foreign Affairs *

Mohammad Nazemi Ardakani Mohammad Nazemi Ardakani is an Iranian politician who served as the minister of cooperatives and governor of the Qom province. Career Ardakani served as the representative of the religious judge in the Iranian Army's revolutionary courts in w ...

, former Minister of Cooperatives

Party leaders

Current officeholders

Morteza Nabavi Murtaza or Morteza or Mortaza, a Persianate form of the Arabic Murtada or Murtadha ( ar, مرتضى, translit=Murtaḍā, lit=One Pleasing to God, label=none), is a common Muslim name. Pronunciation varies with accent, from native Arabic speakers ...

, Member of

Expediency Discernment Council The Expediency Discernment Council of the System ( fa, مجمع تشخیص مصلحت نظام ''Majma'-e Taškhīs-e Maslahat-e Nezām'') is an administrative assembly appointed by the Supreme Leader and was created upon the revision to the Co ...

Morteza Saghaiyannejad Sayyid ''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons o ...

, Mayor of Qom ;Parliament members *

Hamidreza Fouladgar Hamidreza Fouladgar ( fa, حمیدرضا فولادگر) is an Iranian conservative politician and former member of the Parliament of Iran The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), ...

(Isfahan) *

Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi (born 1953 in Kerman) is an Iranian politician and was the former minister of science and technology in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Mr. Zahedi was approved by Iran's parliament with the fewest supporting votes possible (supporters ...

(Kerman and Ravar) *

Jabbar Kouchakinejad Jabbar ( ar, جبار , link=no) is an Arabic word meaning "giant" or "almighty". With the definite article as al-Jabbar ( ar, الجبار , link=no) it is one of the names of God in Islam, and is so used in the given name Abd al-Jabbar ( ar, ...

(Rasht) *

Mohammad Mehdi Mofatteh Mohammad Mehdi Mofatteh ( fa, محمدمهدی مفتح) is an Iranian conservative politician who has represented Hamedan Province constituencies in the Parliament of Iran The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلا� ...

(Toiserkan)

References

External links

ecoi.net's profile of ISE
(in Persian) 1988 establishments in Iran Political parties established in 1988 Principlist political groups in Iran Engineering organizations {{Iran-party-stub