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*Compiling the books, like publishing the book "Fifteen Khordad, Sixty Years Later" (with the participation of National Library and Documents Organization) *Compiling the books, like publishing the book "Fifteen Khordad, Sixty Years Later" (with the participation of National Library and Documents Organization)
And so on.<ref> Retrieved in 28 November 2022</ref> And so on.<ref> Retrieved in 28 November 2022</ref>

This foundation has also built 4,600 schools, health houses, dams, etc. with the aim of serving the poor and deprived sections of the community.<ref> Retrieved 2 April 2023</ref>


==See also== ==See also==

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The 15 Khordad Foundation (Template:Lang-fa) is one of the organizations created in Iran in 1982 on orders of Ruhollah Khomeini that intend to fix the economic issues of the families of martyrs, veterans, and founders of the Iranian Revolution. This foundation is one of the Revolutionary Institutions of the Islamic Republic of Iran and is under the supervision of the Office of the Supreme Leader.

The 15 Khordad Foundation in reality was a supplementary office to the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs. The scope of its activities included: the creation of the 15 Khordad Cultural and Literary Association, the collection of documents regarding the 1963 demonstrations in Iran, organizing commemoration ceremonies, construction of the 15 Khordad Dam near Qom, and regulating the supply of drinking water in Qom, and many more.

The foundation is one of the organizations under the supervision of the Supreme Leader. After its creation, the foundation was under the supervision of a council appointed by Khomeini, of which one of the members was Habibollah Asgaroladi.

The foundation offered a $2.8m bounty for the murder of Salman Rushdie. Later, it increased its amount to $3.3m. In October 2022, The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on 15 Khordad Foundation over this matter.

Establishment

15 Khordad Foundation is an institution that was established on the 15th of Khordad 1360 by the order of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini. And the purpose of its creation is to solve the economic problems of the families of the killed people (knowns as "martyrs") of Iran's Islamic Revolution and the war and the deprived.

Actions

Among the actions of the 15 Khordad Foundation, activities such as:

  • Support for terminally ill and cancer patients
  • Activity in the field of childbearing and population increase
  • Compiling the books, like publishing the book "Fifteen Khordad, Sixty Years Later" (with the participation of National Library and Documents Organization)

And so on.

This foundation has also built 4,600 schools, health houses, dams, etc. with the aim of serving the poor and deprived sections of the community.

See also

References

  1. khomeini, Imam. "پیام به هیات موسس بنیاد 15 خرداد (رسیدگی به خانواده شهدا و مستضعفان)". Emam.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. khomeini, Imam. "حکم انتصاب آقای عسکر اولادی به عنوان نماینده امام در بنیاد 15 خرداد". Emam.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  3. "افزايش جايزه‌ اجراي حكم اعدام سلمان رشدي توسط بنياد 15 خرداد". ایسنا. Sep 15, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2020. Sheikh Hassan Saneyi, the representative of the legal guardian and the head of the 15 Khordad foundation, by publishing a statement while condemning the makers of the film that is offensive to the holy area of the Prophet, the award for the execution of Imam Khomeini's sentence on the execution of the apostate Salman Rushdie in the amount of another 500,000 dollars increased to 3,300,000 dollars.
  4. Increasing the award for executing the death sentence of Salman Rushdie by the 15 Khordad Foundation Retrieved 28 November 2022
  5. "Treasury Sanctions Iranian Foundation Behind Bounty on Salman Rushdie". U.S. Department of the Treasury. October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  6. 15 Khordad Foundation
  7. Khordad 15th Foundation - Childbearing area Retrieved in 28 November 2022
  8. The anniversary of the establishment of the foundation is 15 Khordad by order of the Imam Retrieved 2 April 2023
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