Islamic Association of Engineers

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Islamic Association of Engineers
انجمن اسلامی مهندسین
Formation1957
Type not-for-profit non-governmental organization
Headquarters Tehran, Iran
Key people
Abolfazl Bazargan, Head of Central Council [1]
Alireza Hendi, Head of Executive Committee [1]
Website iaiengineers.org

The Islamic Association of Engineers (Persian : انجمن اسلامی مهندسین, romanized: anǰoman-e eslāmī-ye mohandesīn) is a civic [2] and professional association in Iran founded in 1957. [3]

The organization is a platform for Islamic modernist activists and a forum for debating key issues among them. It holds regular meetings, lectures and research and turns them into books. [3]

Mehdi Bazargan and Ezzatollah Sahabi were among its founders. [2] Alongside Islamic Association of Students, the organization was active against outreach of Marxist ideology before Iranian Revolution [2] and was one of the professional bodies that served as a platform for religious activism, playing an important role in shaping the Islamic ideology of the revolution. [3] Ali Shariati was among occasional lecturers at the organization. [4] A number of leading members in the association held government portfolios during Interim Government of Iran. [5]

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