Combatant Clergy Association

Combatant Clergy Association
جامعه روحانیت مبارز
General SecretaryMostafa Pourmohammadi
SpokespersonGholamreza Mesbahi-Moghaddam
Founded6 November 1977 (1977-11-06)
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
IdeologyIslamic theocracy
Islamic nationalism Iranian nationalism
Khomeinism
Governance of the Jurist
Anti-Western sentiment
Anti-Zionism
Anti-imperialism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
ReligionShia Islam
Parliament
13 / 290
Assembly of Experts
6 / 88
Expediency Discernment Council
2 / 48
Website
Official website

The Combatant Clergy Association (Persian: جامعه روحانیت مبارز, romanized: Jâme'e-ye Ruhâniat-e Mobârez) is a politically active group in Iran, but not a political party in the traditional sense.

It has never been registered as a political party; however, it acts as a fragmented caucus and has actively operated in the electoral arena, competing for votes. Thus, it is considered an elite party and can be classified as a political party according to the minimalist definition by Angelo Panebianco. The traditional conservative clerical association was the majority party in the fourth and fifth parliaments after the Islamic revolution.

The organization has great influence over non-elective institutions such as the judicial system, the Guardian Council and Revolutionary Guard Corps.