Association for Defence of Islamic Revolution Values (Persian: جمعیت دفاع از ارزش‌های انقلاب اسلامی; Jam`īyat-e Defā` az Arzeshhā-ye Enqelāb-e Eslāmī) was a neo-principlist[4] political party in Iran, founded by Mohammad Reyshahri.[3] The party was defeated in the 1996 parliamentary and the 1997 presidential elections.[1]

Population for Defence of Islamic Revolution Values
جمعیت دفاع از ارزش‌های انقلاب اسلامی
Secretary-GeneralMohammad Reyshahri[1]
DeputyRuhollah Hosseinian[1]
FoundedFebruary 17, 1996 (1996-02-17)[1]
LegalisedOctober 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)[2]
DissolvedNovember 15, 1999 (1999-11-15)[1]
HeadquartersTehran, Iran[1]
NewspaperArzeshha[1]
IdeologyCultural conservatism[3]
Social justice[3]
Political positionRight-wing
ReligionIslam
National affiliationPrinciplists

The party's line was similar to those of the Combatant Clergy Association,[5] and its core members were former counterparts of Reyshahri at the Ministry of Intelligence.[1] Ali Akbar Aboutorabi Fard, Ruhollah Hosseinian, Mohammad Shariatmadari, Ahmad Pournejati and Ali Razini were among notable members.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Mohammad Ali Zandi. "Population for Defence of Islamic Revolution Values" (in Persian). Baqir al-Ulum Research Center. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "List of Legally Registerred Parties in Iran". Khorasan Newspaper. Pars Times. July 30, 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Menashri, David (2012), The Post-Revolutionary Politics in Iran: Religion, Society and Power, Routledge, p. 71
  4. ^ Sinkaya, Bayram (2015), The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations, Iranian Studies, vol. 25, Routledge, p. 137
  5. ^ Owen Freedman, Robert (1998), The Middle East and the Peace Process: The Impact of the Oslo Accords, University Press of Florida, p. 258