Bonyads (Iran) - Islamic Revolution

EENI- School of International Business

Sub-subject: Bonyads. The Mostazafen Foundation of the Islamic Revolution. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the Bonyads (Iranian charitable organisations)
2. The Mostazafan Foundation of the Islamic Revolution
3. The main Iranian companies related to the Bonyads

Sample of the Sub-subject: Bonyads - Mostazafen Foundation of the Islamic Revolution

Description of the Sub-Subject (The Bonyads in Iran).

1. The “Bonyads” are Iranian charitable organisations that play a major role in Iran's non-petrol economy, controlling approximately 20% of Iran's GDP
2. Many critics say that they are distorting the economy receiving grants, not paying taxes, generate corruption
3. The Bonyads were created by the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
4. Today, there are over hundred Bonyads involved in any sector of the economy (cotton, tourism, soft drinks or shipping companies)
5. The largest, the “Bonyad-e Mostazafen va Janbazan,” controls 20% of the production of textiles, 40% of the soft drinks, 66% of glass products, tiles, chemicals
6. Almost all cities in Iran have its Bonyad, affiliated with local mullahs
7. The Mostazafen Foundation of the Islamic Revolution, formerly “Bonyad-e Mostazafen going Janbazan” is the largest Iranian organisation of social assistance, a semi-public foundation originally founded in 1979 with the nationalisation of the assets of the family of the last Shah, who operates a wide variety of charitable activities
8. The Mostazafen Foundation of the Islamic Revolution allocates fifty percent of its profits to the provision of aid to the needy. With more than 200,000 employees, the Foundation controls more than 350 affiliated companies, like Zamzam-Cola
9. The foundation also controls large engineering projects
10. The Mostazafen Foundation of the Islamic Revolution belongs to the Central Eurasian Economic Area of the Islamic Civilisation

Religion and business - Islam - Islam in Asia - Islamic Revolutionary Guard - Muslim Business