Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution

Political party in Iran

Politics of Iran
Political parties
Elections

The Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution (Persian: جمعیت ایثارگران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: Jam`iyat-e Isargaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami) is a conservative Iranian political party.^[3] It is informally referred to as the Isargaran, a word which connotes altruism in Persian and is associated with other political movements.^[2] Many members of the party are veterans of the Iran–Iraq War.^[5] It is one of the most powerful and least discussed movements in Iran.^[2]

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was a founding member of the party.^[2]

Electoral results


Election	Candidate	Votes	Result
2005	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	17,284,782	Elected
2009	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	24,592,793	Elected
2013	Saeed Jalili	4,168,946	Lost

Party leaders

Secretary-Generals
Name	Tenure	Ref
Hossein Fadaei	1995–2017
Mohammad Javad Ameri	2017–

Deputy Secretary-Generals
Name	Tenure	Ref
Ali Darabi	–2005
Lotfollah Forouzandeh	2005–2015
Mohammad Javad Ameri	2015–2017
Mohammad Esmaeili	2019–

References

^ ^a ^b Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Samii, Abbas W. (Winter 2005), "The Changing Landscape of Party Politics in Iran—A Case Study" (PDF), Journal of the European Society for Iranian Studies (1): 53–62
^ ^a ^b "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran". Pars Times. July 30, 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Association of the Devotees of the Islamic Revolution" (PDF). Iran Data Portal. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ Bill Samii (7 November 2005). "Iran: A Rising Star In Party Politics". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 1 March 2017.