The Iranology Foundation is a scientific and research institute in Iran and Iranian studies is the main field of its activities. The Foundation's studies and researches are all topics and issues related to various manifestations of Iranian culture and civilization. The institute was established in 1997 under the supervision of the Presidential Administration of Iran.
History
The Iranology Foundation was established in 1997 with the efforts of Hassan Habibi and under the supervision of then President Mohammad Khatami. The Higher Education Development Council of Iran approved the statute of the Iranology Foundation on April 23, 1997, and the related amendments were approved in the meetings dated January 3, 1998 and June 20, 1998.
The Articles of Association of the Iranology Foundation were approved by the Higher Education Development Council of Iran on May 24, 1997. According to the articles of association, the Iranology Foundation is a scientific-research institute with legal personality with Iranian citizenship and affiliated with the Presidential Administration of Iran. All activities of the foundation are carried out within the framework of rules, laws and regulations approved by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.
Dr. Hassan Habibi, who was the founder of the foundation and was its first president until the end of his life (January 31, 2013). Seyyed Mohammad Khamenei was appointed as president of foundation by the decree of the then president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in July 2013.
The first office of the Iranology Foundation was in Tehran. The foundation expanded rapidly and has 18 branches in other provinces of Iran. The activity of the branches of the Iranology Foundation is based on Article 3 of the Articles of Association, approved on July 24, 1998: The goals and policies of the provincial branches of the foundation are the same as the goals and policies of the Iranology Foundation that are pursued at the regional and provincial levels. Branches includes:
Bushehr, Bushehr Province
Yazd, Yazd Province
Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province
Urmia, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province
Shahr-e Kord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan Province
Kerman, Kerman Province
Ardabil, Ardabil Province
Arak, Markazi Province
Yasuj, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province
Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province
Semnan, Semnan Province
Qazvin, Qazvin Province
Ilam, Ilam Province
Hamadan, Hamadan Province
Khorramabad, Lorestan Province
Nahavand, Nahavand County, Hamadan Province
Due to efforts of the Iranology Foundation, today there are more than 660 centers and institutes of Iranian studies in the world and 342 centers and institutes of Iranian studies in Iran.
Organizational structure
The administration of the Iranology Foundation is the responsibility of its board of trustees. One member of the board of trustees is elected by the President as the President of the Foundation for a term of four years. Hassan Habibi (a descendant of Mullah Mohammad Ali Mojtahed Kashani) was the founder of the foundation and was its chairman until the end of his life (January 31, 2013). Seyyed Mohammad Khamenei was appointed to this position by the decree of the then president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in July 2013.
On August 27, 2013, Seyyed Mohammad Khamenei appointed Fathollah Mojtabaei, Reza Davari Ardakani, Gholamreza Aavani, Mohammad-Hassan Nami, Hekmatullah Mulla Salehi, and Mohammad Reza Mokhber Dezfouli as members of the Board of Trustees of the Iranology Foundation.
According to Article 4 of the Articles of Association, the main roles of the Iranology Foundation are: High presidency (President of Iran), Board of Trustees, Head of the Foundation, and Research Council.
The foundation consists of two deputies: Research Deputy Office Information and International Affairs Deputy Office
And three section:
Education and postgraduate studies
Documentation Center and Central Library
Conference department
Objectives of the Foundation
The main objectives of the Iranology Foundation according to Article 1 of its Articles of Association are as follows: