Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization ( fa, سازمان مجاهدین انقلاب اسلامی, Sāzmān-e Mojāhedin-e Enqelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Holy Warriors of the

Islamic 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 dyna ...

) was an

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, founded in 1979 by unification of seven underground Islamist

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and civil organizations which previously fought against the Pahlavi monarchy. The organization was firmly allied with the ruling

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and was given a share of power and three of its members were appointed as government ministers under PM

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(minister without portfolio for executive affairs),

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(agriculture) and

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(housing and urban development).

History

Most members were among those formerly associated with the

People's Mujahedin of Iran The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), also known as Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) or Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) ( fa, سازمان مجاهدين خلق ايران, sâzmân-e mojâhedīn-e khalq-e īrân), is an Iranian pol ...

but left the organization after it declared ideology switch to

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. The groups were: *"United

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" ( fa, امت واحده; ''Ommat-e-Vahede'') *"Monotheistic

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" ( fa, توحیدی بدر; ''Towhidiye-Badr'') *"Monotheistic Queue" ( fa, توحیدی صف; ''Towhidiye-Saff'') *"Peasant" ( fa, فلاح; ''Fallah'') *"Daybreak" ( fa, فلق: ''

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'') *"Victors" ( fa, منصورون; ''Mansouroun'') *"Monotheists" ( fa, موحدین; ''Movahedin'')

Dissolution

The organization dissolved in 1986 as a result of tensions between the leftist and rightist members.

Legacy

Left-wing members of the organization decided to resume activities in 1991 and established leftist Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution ''of Iran'' Organization (adding the words “of Iran” to the name) which later emerged as a

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party. Some right-wing members founded

Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution The Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution ( fa, جمعیت ایثارگران انقلاب اسلامی, Jam`iyat-e Isargaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami) is a conservative Iranian political party. It is informally referred to as the ''Isargaran'', ...

in late-1990s.

Notable members

References

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