Islamic Development Coordination Council

Islamic Development Coordination Council (Persian: شورای هماهنگی تبلیغات اسلامی) is one of the revolutionary institutions of the Islamic Republic of Iran,[4][5][6] 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,[7] Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini.[8][9]

Islamic Development Coordination Council
FoundedAugust 3, 1980 (1980-08-03)
FounderRuhollah Khomeini, Gholam-Hossein Haqani, Ahmad Jannati, Mohammad Beheshti, Mohammed Emami-Kashani, Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, Ali Movahedi-Kermani, Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Location
Area served
Worldwide service
Key people
Mohammad-Hossein Mousapour
Websitehttp://www.ccoip.ir/

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;[7] afterwards Ahmad Jannati 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.[7]

Activities

"Islamic Development Coordination Council[10][11][12] 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:

And so forth.[7]

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