National Organization for Passive Defense
Iranian government bureau for civil defense
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The National Organization for Passive Defense (Persian: سازمان پدافند غیر عامل کشور) is an Iranian government bureau for civil defense in the country. It is formally part of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1]
- Gholamreza Jalali, Head
| سازمان پدافند غیر عامل کشور | |
Emblem | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2003 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Iran |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Iranian Armed Forces General Staff |
| Website | paydarymelli |
History
The organization was established in 2003 and is headed by Gholamreza Jalali since 2005.[2] In 2010 it was sanctioned by the European Union.[3] In 2022 it introduced SOC, SCADA- EMS DDOS mitigation.[4]
In 2023 it requested boycotting Europe diplomatically over Quran burning.[5]
Powers and responsibilities
Its constitution was approved by the Iranian parliament in August 2023.[6][7] It is responsible for defending the Iranian infrastructure from biologic, cyber, nuclear, electronic, chemical warfare and the CBRNE threat.[8]
It works mainly with Iranian corporations and government departments and Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Industry, and Iranian Armed Forces.[9][10] It consists of a high commission council and is financed by both the government and private corporations.[11][12]
Organization chart
| Organizational structure | |
|---|---|
| Deputy of energy[13] | Deputy of technical and systems |
| Deputy of health | Deputy of infrastructure |
| Deputy of industrial, commerce, military complex[14] | Deputy of research and training |
| Deputy of cultural | Deputy of ICT |
| Deputy of coordinator[15] | Deputy of cities |
| Director of intelligence protection[16] | Basij in provincial affair معاون بسیج امور استانهای سازمان |
