 Bonyads (Iran) - Islamic
Revolution
Syllabus of the Subject: Bonyads. Mostazafen Foundation of Islamic Revolution
- Introduction to Bonyads (Iranian charitable organisations)
- Mostazafan Foundation of the Islamic Revolution
- Main Iranian companies related to the Bonyads
Sample of the Subject: Bonyads - Mostazafen Foundation of Islamic Revolution

Description of the Subject: The Bonyads in Iran.
The “Bonyads” are Iranian charitable organisations that play a
major role in the Iranian non-petrol economy, controlling approximately 20% of
the Iranian GDP
- Many critics say that they are distorting the Iranian economy receiving grants, not paying taxes,
or generating corruption
- Bonyads were created by the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- Today, there are over hundred Bonyads involved in any sector of the Iranian economy (cotton, tourism, soft drinks or
Shipping companies)
- The largest Bonyad, “Bonyad-e Mostazafen va Janbazan,” controls 20% of
the textile manufacturing, 40% of soft drinks, 66% of glass products, tiles, chemicals
- Almost all the cities in Iran have its Bonyad, affiliated with local mullahs
- The Mostazafen Foundation of 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 assets nationalisation of the family of the last Shah, who operates a wide variety of charitable activities
- The Mostazafen Foundation of 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
- The foundation also controls large engineering projects
The Mostazafen Foundation of Islamic Revolution belongs to the Central Eurasian Economic Area (Islamic Civilisation)
Religion and business - Islam in Asia - Islamic Revolutionary Guard - Muslim Business (c) EENI Global Business School (1995-2021)
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