Astan Quds Razavi

Astan Quds Razavi
Native name
آستان قدس رضوی
Company typeBonyad
FoundedApril 11, 1510; 514 years ago (1510-04-11)
FounderIsmail I
Headquarters
Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi
,
Iran
Key people
Ahmad Marvi (Custodian and Chairman of the supervisory board)
Mostafa Feyzi (Deputy of Custodian)
WebsiteOfficial website

Astan Quds Razavi (Persian: آستان قدس رضوی, romanized: Āstān-e Qods-e Razavi) is a bonyad based at Mashhad, Iran. It is the administrative organization which manages the Imam Reza shrine and various institutions which belong to the organization.

The administrative apparatus of Astan Quds Razavi is considered the longest-lasting organization since the martyrdom of Imam Reza about 1200 years ago.[1] The main resource of the institution is endowments.[2] The Astan Quds Razavi is a major player in the economy of the city of Mashhad.[3] The organization by order of Ruhollah Khomeini was tax exempt for 35 years until 2019.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Central Organization of Astan Quds Razavi". Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
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  4. ^ "خبرگزاری فارس - آستان قدس مالیات می‌دهد/ تا پایان سال هیچ شرکت زیان‌دهی نخواهیم داشت". خبرگزاری فارس. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  5. ^ "مالیات آستان قدس رضوی در سال 98 چقدر است ؟ + عکس". مشهد فوری - اخبار فوری و لحظه ای | در لحظه با خبر شوید (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-01-07.