Society of Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution
The Society of Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution or Society for the Adherents of the Path of the Islamic Revolution (Persian: جمعيت رهپويان انقلاب اسلامی; Rahpooyan) is an Iranian principlist political group, founded in 2008.
Society of Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution جمعيت رهپويان انقلاب اسلامی | |
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| General Secretary | Behzad Zare |
| Founder | Alireza Zakani[1] |
| Founded | November 1, 2008[2] |
| Split from | Front of Transformationalist Principlists[2] |
| National affiliation | Principlists |
| Website | |
| rahpoo | |
Members
Alireza Zakani is General Secretary of the party. The group was formed a fraction inside Iranian Parliament, and is close to Ahmad Tavakoli.[2] Elyas Naderan is a member in the central council.[1]
Party leaders
| Name | Tenure | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Alireza Zakani | 2008–2016 | |
| Parviz Sorouri | 2016–2018 | |
| Mohammad Dehghan | 2018–2019 | |
| Behzad Zare | 2019– |
| Name | Tenure | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Parviz Sorouri | 2008–2016 | |
| Behzad Zare | 2016–2018 | |
| Zohreh Elahian | 2018– |
Political stance
They are part of Front of Transformationalist Principlists, alongside Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution.[1] The Pathseekers were supporters of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad until 2011.[1] The Pathseekers have differences with Front of Islamic Revolution Stability, however they formed an alliance against Ali Larijani's fraction in the Parliament.[3]
References
- "واژه نامه جریان های فعال در انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایران - BBC Persian" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- "نگاهی به شکل گیری احزاب مجلس ساخته در ایران". Khabar Online. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- Amini, Tina. "Opinion - New Parliament Set for Faceoff with Ahmadinejad". Tehran Bureau. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
