Association for Defence of Revolution Values
Political party in Iran
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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]
Secretary-GeneralMohammad Reyshahri[1]
DeputyRuhollah Hosseinian[1]
FoundedFebruary 17, 1996[1]
LegalisedOctober 14, 1997[2]
Population for Defence of Islamic Revolution Values جمعیت دفاع از ارزشهای انقلاب اسلامی | |
|---|---|
| Secretary-General | Mohammad Reyshahri[1] |
| Deputy | Ruhollah Hosseinian[1] |
| Founded | February 17, 1996[1] |
| Legalised | October 14, 1997[2] |
| Dissolved | November 15, 1999[1] |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran[1] |
| Newspaper | Arzeshha[1] |
| Ideology | Cultural conservatism[3] Social justice[3] |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Islam |
| National affiliation | Principlists |
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]
