Category
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Bonyad
Bonyads ( "Foundation") are charitable trusts in Iran that play a major role in Iran's economy. They control an estimated 20% of Iran's GDP, and are second only to the oil industry in manufacturing, trading, and real estate development in Iran. As of 2010, the largest bonyad is the Mostazafan Foundation, worth approximately $10 billion. In addition to large national bonyads like the Mostazafan Foundation, there are numerous bonyads affiliated with local clerics in "almost every" Iranian town. All are answerable only to the Supreme Leader of Iran. As of 2008, bonyads employ somewhere between 40
Persian Gulf Studies Center
persian gulf institute
Astan Quds Razavi
A quasi-governmental organization under the supervision of the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Mostazafan Foundation
A quasi-governmental organization under the supervision of the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Barakat Foundation
charitable trust in Iran