Combatant Clergy Association

Combatant Clergy Association

جامعه روحانیت مبارز
Combatant Clergy Association جامعه روحانیت مبارز
General Secretary	Mostafa Pourmohammadi
Spokesperson	Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moghadam
Founded	6 November 1977
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran
Ideology	Islamic theocracy; Islamic nationalism Iranian nationalism; Khomeinism; Islamism; Clericalism; Religious conservatism; Governance of the Jurist; Anti-Western sentiment; Anti-Zionism; Anti-imperialism
Political position	Right-wing
Religion	Shia Islam
5th Assembly of Experts	66 / 88 (75%)
Website
	Official website
	Politics of Iran; Political parties; Elections;

The Combatant Clergy Association (Persian: جامعه روحانیت مبارز, romanized: Jâme'e-ye Ruhâniat-e Mobârez) is a politically active group in Iran, but not a political party in the traditional sense.

It has never been registered as a political party; however, it acts as a fragmented caucus and has actively operated in the electoral arena, competing for votes. Thus, it is considered an elite party and can be classified as a political party according to the minimalist definition by Angelo Panebianco. The traditional conservative clerical association was the majority party in the fourth and fifth parliaments after the Islamic revolution.^[4]

The organization has great influence over non-elective institutions such as the Judicial system, the Guardian Council and Revolutionary Guard Corps.^[8]

^ "حماسه ای ماندگار در تاریخ انقلاب" (in Persian). The Institute for Compilation and Publication of Imam Khomeini's Works. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b Ervand Abrahamian (1989). Radical Islam: the Iranian Mojahedin. I.B.Tauris. pp. 42–45. ISBN 9781850430773.
^ Abrahamian, Khomeinism, 1993: p.33-36.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Ariabarzan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ M Nasif Sharani (2013). Esposito, John L.; Shahin, Emad El-Din (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics. Oxford University Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780195395891.
^ M Nasif Sharani (2013). Esposito, John L.; Shahin, Emad El-Din (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics. Oxford University Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780195395891.
^ "ایسنا - پیام تبریک جامعه مدرسین به مردم و حسن روحانی". Isna. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b Asayesh, Hossein; Halim, Adlina Ab.; Jawan, Jayum A.; Shojaei, Seyedeh Nosrat (March 2011). "Political Party in Islamic Republic of Iran: A Review". Journal of Politics and Law. 4 (1). Canadian Center of Science and Education: 221–230. doi:10.5539/jpl.v4n1p221. ISSN 1913-9047.

[1] "حماسه ای ماندگار در تاریخ انقلاب" (in Persian). The Institute for Compilation and Publication of Imam Khomeini's Works. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[ea-2] Ervand Abrahamian (1989). Radical Islam: the Iranian Mojahedin. I.B.Tauris. pp. 42–45. ISBN 9781850430773.

[KEA1993:33-36-3] Abrahamian, Khomeinism, 1993: p.33-36.

[Ariabarzan-4] Cite error: The named reference Ariabarzan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] M Nasif Sharani (2013). Esposito, John L.; Shahin, Emad El-Din (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics. Oxford University Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780195395891.

[6] M Nasif Sharani (2013). Esposito, John L.; Shahin, Emad El-Din (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics. Oxford University Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780195395891.

[isna.ir-7] "ایسنا - پیام تبریک جامعه مدرسین به مردم و حسن روحانی". Isna. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.

[CCS-8] Asayesh, Hossein; Halim, Adlina Ab.; Jawan, Jayum A.; Shojaei, Seyedeh Nosrat (March 2011). "Political Party in Islamic Republic of Iran: A Review". Journal of Politics and Law. 4 (1). Canadian Center of Science and Education: 221–230. doi:10.5539/jpl.v4n1p221. ISSN 1913-9047.

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