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,^[15][16][17] which coordinates and coheres for the development activities between the "development-agencies/centers". The council was formed on 3 August 1980 with the consent of Iran's Supreme Leader,^[18] Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini.^[19][20]

FoundedAugust 3, 1980; 45 years ago (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

• Tehran, Iran^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Area served

Worldwide service

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Islamic Development Coordination Council

IDGC conference in Mashhad in 2018
Founded	August 3, 1980; 45 years ago (1980-08-03)
Founder	Ruhollah Khomeini, Gholam-Hossein Haqani, Ahmad Jannati, Mohammad Beheshti, Mohammed Emami-Kashani, Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, Ali Movahedi-Kermani, Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Location	Tehran, Iran[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Area served	Worldwide service
Key people	Mohammad-Hossein Mousapour
Website	http://www.ccoip.ir/

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To date, the heads of this institution have been "Gholam-Hossein Haqqani" (who served until 1982)^[18] and Ahmad Jannati (currently serving). They both were appointed by Iran's Supreme Leader. The main center of the organization is located in Tehran. It also has numerous other centres throughout Iran.^[18]