Islamic Society of Engineers
The
Islamic Society of Engineers (
Jame'e-ye Eslaami-e Mohandesin, جامعهÙ" اسلامی مهندسین),
ISE, is a political organization in
Iran, a member of the conservative alliance.
The Society was formed at the end of the
Iran-Iraq War (1988) with the objective of "elevating the Islamic, political, scientific and technical knowledge of the Muslim people of Iran, defending major freedoms such as freedom of expression and gatherings, as well as continued campaign against foreign cultural agents whether Eastern or Western materialism."
Famous members of the society include
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the sixth
President of Iran,
Mohammad Reza Bahonar, Secretary General of the society and the first Deputy Speaker of
Majls, and
Morteza Nabavi, Deputy Secretary General of the society and a member of
Expediency Discernment Council.
While President Ahmadinejad is a member of the society, the society did not support him for the
Iranian presidential election of
2005 which led to Ahmadinejad's election in the second round, but supported
Ali Larijani instead.
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ecoi.net's profile of ISE*
Hamshahri's report from the general congress of the Islamic Society of Engineers (in Persian)
