Iranian identity booklet, known as Shenasnameh ( fa, شناسنامه, lit=Writ of identity), is one of the
identity documents in Iran. This
identity document is in booklet form and issued for Iran citizens at birth. The
National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran
National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran is one of the governmental organizations in Iran that is responsible for collecting information and population statistics of Iran. This organization with independent duties and functions is on ...
is obliged to issue an identity booklet to every Iranian citizen.
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Iranian citizens have two identity documents: one is an
Iranian identity card
The Iranian identity card is the primary identity document in Iran. Every citizen age of 15 and above, whether resident or not, needs to apply for such a card, which bears their unique national identity number, given name, surname, birth date, an ...
that contains their
National Identity Number and the other is the identity booklet that contains more details about the person.
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To participate in the
Elections in Iran, having an identity booklet is a requirement.
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According to the Civil Registration Reform Law approved on January 8, 1985 in Iran, the cover and the first page of the identity booklet are decorated with the
Emblem of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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History
According to the decision of the Iran's Cabinet of Ministers on 12 December 1918 during the
Qajar
Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ...
era, the regulations for the establishment of the Civil Registry Office in the
Ministry of Interior
An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs.
Lists of current ministries of internal affairs
Named "ministry"
* Ministry ...
were prepared. The first Iranian identity booklet or ''Shenasnameh'' (then called Sajl) was issued on 25 December 1918 for a newborn girl named "Fatemeh Irani".
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Dey (month) (23 or 24 December) has been named as National Organization for Civil Registration Day in Iran.
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From March 1925, according to the law, obtaining identity booklet was required for all Iranian citizens in the areas where the Civil Registry Office was established.
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The identity booklet information
Each Iranian identity booklet must contain the following information:
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Information about the owner
* Name, Surname and Gender
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* Scanned Photograph of the face of owner
* Identity booklet number
* National Identity Number
* Birth date: day, month and year in format of Solar Hijri calendar
The Solar calendar ( fa, گاهشماری هجری خورشیدی, Gâhšomâri-ye Xoršidi; ps, لمريز لېږدیز کلیز, lamrez legdez kalhandara; ku, ڕۆژژمێری کۆچیی ھەتاوی, Salnameya Koçberiyê) is a solar c ...
and Islamic calendar
The Hijri calendar ( ar, ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, translit=al-taqwīm al-hijrī), also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 ...
* Place of birth: County
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, District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
, Administrative division
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
, City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
, Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
* Father's name and mother's name
* National Identity Number or Identity booklet number of parents
* Place of birth of parents
* Special field for registration of Marriage
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and Divorce
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and details about Spouse
* Special field for children's names and specifications
* Special field for registration of the owner's death
Document information
* Consecutive and series number of the booklet
* Date of document preparation: day, month and year in format of Solar Hijri calendar
The Solar calendar ( fa, گاهشماری هجری خورشیدی, Gâhšomâri-ye Xoršidi; ps, لمريز لېږدیز کلیز, lamrez legdez kalhandara; ku, ڕۆژژمێری کۆچیی ھەتاوی, Salnameya Koçberiyê) is a solar c ...
* Document preparation location: Area, County
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
, District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
, Administrative division
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
, City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
, Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
* Name and surname of the document regulator; Signature of the issuing officer and stamp of the office
* Special field for description (such as renaming)
* Special field for multiplying stamps (such as the stamp of participation in Election
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
)
Multiplying stamps
According to the Civil Registry law of Iran, only the following institutions are allowed to stamp on the identity booklet:[
* ]National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran
National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran is one of the governmental organizations in Iran that is responsible for collecting information and population statistics of Iran. This organization with independent duties and functions is on ...
* Marriage and divorce notaries offices
* Embassies of Iran in other countries
* Identification administration of the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran
, mottotranslated = "Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity" ( Heraldry slogan)
, formedyear = 1991
, formedmonthday = April 1
, preceding1 = Shahrbani (1913–1991)Gendarmerie (1910–1991)Committee (1979–1991)
, em ...
* Interpol
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* General Election Administration of the Ministry of Interior
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Lists of current ministries of internal affairs
Named "ministry"
* Ministry ...
Elimination of spouse name
It is possible to eliminate spouse's name after divorce under certain conditions in Iran.[
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Invalidation
The identity booklet is revoked in two conditions: one is renunciation of Iranian nationality law and the other is death.[
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See also
* Iranian identity card
The Iranian identity card is the primary identity document in Iran. Every citizen age of 15 and above, whether resident or not, needs to apply for such a card, which bears their unique national identity number, given name, surname, birth date, an ...
* Driving licence in Iran
* Iranian passport
* Tajik passport (''Shinosnoma'', Tajik for ''Shenasnameh'')
* Identity documents in Iran
References
Bibliography
* Council of Europe. Committee of Ministers (2005). Identity and Travel Documents and the Fight Against Terrorism: Recommendation Rec(2005)7.
* Jane Caplan, John C. Torpey (2001). Documenting Individual Identity: The Development of State Practices in the Modern World. Princeton University
External links
Iran Civil Registration Law text
National Organization for Civil Registration (Iran) on GHDx
Iranian National Organization for Civil Registration news on TehranTimes
Iran among the best in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
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