Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization , sometimes abbreviated to MIRO, is a reformist

Iranian reformists

The Iranian reform movement , or the Reforms Front also known as 2nd of Khordad Front is a political movement by a group of political parties and organizations in Iran who supported Mohammad Khatami's plans to change the system to include more freedom and...

 Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian political organization. It is a small yet influential organization, and participates in political activities similar to a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

. It has been called "a circle of intellectuals and technocrats radical in economic policies but relatively liberal in cultural matters."

MIRO was found in 1991 and it is headed by Secretary General Mohammad Salamati. Other key figures include Behzad Nabavi

Behzad Nabavi

Behzad Nabavi is an Iranian politician. He served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Iran and was one of the founders of the reformist party Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization...

, Mohsen Armin

Mohsen Armin

Mohsen Armin is an Iranian politician. He was a representative for Tehran and vice speaker of the Majlis during the sixth term of the Majlis. He is also a central committee member and speaker of MIRO.-References:...

, Mostafa Tajzadeh

Mostafa Tajzadeh

Seyyed Mostafa Tajzadeh is an Iranian progressive, reformist politician, and a member of Islamic Iran Participation Front .-Political career:...

, Hashem Aghajari

Hashem Aghajari

Hashem Aghajari also Seyyed Hashem Aghajari is an Iranian historian, university professor and a critic of the Islamic Republic's government who was sentenced to death in 2002 for apostasy for a speech he gave on Islam urging Iranians to "not blindly follow" Islamic clerics...

 and Feyzollah Arabsorkhi

Politics of Iran

The politics of Iran take place in a framework of theocracy guided by an Islamist ideology. The December 1979 constitution, and its 1989 amendment, define the political, economic, and social order of the Islamic Republic of Iran, declaring that Shi'a Islam of the Twelver school of thought is...

.

External links

• Official Website (Persian)