Jihad of Construction
Jihad of Construction or Construction Jihad (Persian: جهاد سازندگی; Jahād-e Sāzandegī), or simply Jihad (جهاد; Jahād) was one of Organizations of the Iranian Revolution. The organization began as a movement of volunteers to help with the 1979 harvest, but soon took on a broader, more official role in the countryside. It was involved with road building, piped water, electrification, clinics, schools, and irrigation canals.[1] It also provides "extension services, seeds, loans," etc. to small farmers[2]
Jihad of Construction | |
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جهاد سازندگی | |
Disbanded | 2001 |
Country | Islamic Republic of Iran |
Type | Combat engineering |
Nickname(s) | "Trench-less trench-makers" |
Engagements | Iran-Iraq war |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Morteza Aviny (head of Jihad TV Unit)[3] |
During the Iran-Iraq war, the organization held a Combat engineering responsibility. They were active in various operation of the war,[4] most notably in Operation Fath ol-Mobin,[5] Operation Beit-ol-Moqaddas,[6] Operation Kheibar, and Operation Dawn 8.
Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini has called them the "trench-less trench-makers" (سنگرسازان بی سنگر sangar-sāzān-e bi-sangar).[7]
A member of the Jihad is called Jahādgar (جهادگر). The title for the commanders is Sardār-e Jahādgar (سردار جهادگر).
In 2001 it was merged with the Agriculture Ministry to form the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Keddie, Modern Iran (2003), p.286
- ^ Bakhash, Reign of the Ayatollahs, (1984) p.202
- ^ http://www.maj.ir/portal/Home/ShowPage.aspx?Object=News&CategoryID=d6531613-dd38-493e-afe3-ccdccea551c4&WebPartID=f7fde647-6822-4722-896b-134a447ce7aa&ID=74b2efd0-e7a7-43bb-a408-b0580fe4c9da
- ^ http://www.maj.ir/portal/Home/Default.aspx?CategoryID=9860300b-6c66-4253-96b5-889937280c4e
- ^ http://www.tebyan.net/newindex.aspx?pid=5921#4
- ^ http://khabaronline.ir/detail/155652/weblog/alaei-hosein
- ^ http://www.maj.ir/portal/Home/ShowPage.aspx?Object=NEWS&CategoryID=1f859718-c1ae-4e17-b1d8-84412547269b&WebPartID=b21b6a80-fe61-403a-9984-f793aa35eed9&ID=a99fb8a7-f51b-44a1-b0dc-52650a09785a
- ^ The Minstry of Jihad-e Agriculture