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Tin Sazeh Payvar Technical and Engineering

Established in January 2013, Reza Motallebi Kashani was chairman of Tin Sazeh Payvar’s board of directors. The company was set up for “procuring, designing, producing and assembling industrial, automatic, mechanical, electrical and diaphragm valves, spigots and faucets … any and all imports and exports … obtaining loans and lines of credit from banks and financial institutions… opening LCs… , participating in domestic and international, government and private tenders and contracts.” It was dissolved in March 2016.

Farayand Petro Gas Tin

Established in February 2013, the company was dissolved in February 2017.

This oil and gas company was established to “import-export, procure and sell various industrial products, conduct any and all legal trade activities with individuals, legal entities, public or government organizations, packaging … joint ventures with international and domestic companies and obtaining licenseship from any companies in the oil, natural gas and petrochemical industries.”

Before its dissolution, Reza Motallebi Kashani was its board chairman.

Pars Eqtesad Tin

According to its articles of incorporation, this company is involved in “trade, production, montage, packaging and import-export,” “customs broker for raw materials, vegetable, animal, food, medicine, textile, celuloze, metal, chemical products,” trade activities pertaining to “equipment, machinery, software and hardware systems,” and “participation in domestic and international expos.”

Reza Motallebi Kashani is currently the board chairman of Pars Eqtesad Tin.

Taksaran Parmis Trade Co

Established in May 2011, Taksaran Parmis is part of the Tak Makaron group. The company was originally established to “procure, and distribute any and all permissible products, investment in domestic or international public, private and co-op companies, marketing, import-export, and procuring raw material,” but in 2020 the company’s charter was changed and it is now geared toward providing urban transportation services, product packaging, packing and moving furniture, and freight shipping and transportation. This change in the charter is not reflected on the company’s website.

Reza Motallebi Kashani is currently the board chairman of Taksaran Parmis.

Ard Daran

Established in 2003, Ard Daran is a flour milling unit that belongs to Tak Makaron. Reza Motallebi Kashani is currently the board chairman of Ard Daran.

Seyyed Mehdi Khamoushi

Khamoushi is a cleric with close ties to Ayatollah Khamanei as well as Majles Speaker Qalibaf and other members of the Islamic Republic ruling elites. Just like Kazem Rajabi Seddiqi, Khamoushi is also a member of the Tehran Seminary’s Management Council, serving as the secretary of the council.

Mohammad Hosseinzadeh Hejazi

Hejazi stands out among the founding members of Andishehaye Imam Khomeini Culture and Research Institute, as he is IRGC and was recently appointed as Deputy Quds Force Commander.

He was deputy commander of the IRGC’s Tharrallah Headquarters, which is tasked with the security of the Iranian Capital and put down unrest during the protests that followed the 2009 presidential election.

Gholam Reza Fayyazi

Another founding member and trustee of Andishehaye Imam Khomeini Culture and Research Institute. In 2020, Fayyazi was appointed as the representative for North Khorasan Province in the Assembly of Experts, which oversees the office of the Supreme Leader and elects new ones in the event of the previous one’s death.
He is the board chairman of the Hekmat Eslami High Council and a board member of Esra Research Institute, which is affiliated with Ayatollah Javadi Amoli’s family.

He is a member of the Qom Seminary Academic Degree Council, which is tasked with the accreditation of all academic degrees issued by the seminary.

Kazem Rajabi Seddiqi

Tehran’s interim Friday prayer leader, is one of the founders of Andishehaye Imam Khomeini Culture and Research Institute and the chairman of its board of trustees. He is also the founder and custodian of Imam Khomeini Seminary and deputy director of the Tehran Seminary’s Management Council.

Seddiqi is board chairman, as well, of Ghadir International Bonyad, where according to public records Khamenei family members Mahmoud Lolachian (Meysam Khamenei’s father-in-law) was and Mostafa Mirlohi (Mahdavi Kani son-in-law and related to the Motahari clan by marriage) is a board member. He is a board member of Khademin Maktab Sorkh, which publishes religious-themed books.

Seddiqi heads the Enjoining Right and Forbidding Wrong Headquarters, which forces Iranian citizens to conform to strict Islamic laws. Since 2018, he has been a trustee of Tehran Province’s Islamic Azad University. Seddiqi is known for making outlandish comments in his speeches. He made international headlines in 2010 and set off the international boobquake movement. In the aftermath of the contested 2009 presidential election, Seddiqi claimed in one of his Friday sermons that protesters had received 50,000 toman per anti-regime slogan chanted and 200,000 toman per anti-regime act carried out.

Andishehaye Imam Khomeini Culture and Research Institute

Established on April 21, 2012, the institute’s articles of association say it is a “seminary” institution whose mission is to “set up centers in elementary schools, high schools, and universities to encourage students to join the clergy.” Reza Motallebi Kashani is one of its founders.

Other members include Kazem Rajabi Seddiqi, Gholam Reza Fayyazi, Mohammad Hosseinzadeh Hejazi, and Seyyed Mehdi Khamoushi.