Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance

Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
وزارت فرهنگ و ارشاد اسلامی
Flag of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
Agency overview
Formed18 August 1984
JurisdictionGovernment of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Employees12,701 (2019)[1]
Agency executive
WebsiteOfficial Website
Politics of Iran
Government of Islamic Republic of Iran
Leadership
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Supreme Councils
Local governments
Elections
Political parties and factions
Inside government
Reformists
Principlists
Outside government
Monarchism
Liberalism
Nationalism
Pan-Iranism
Socialism
Intellectual backdrop
Foreign relations
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The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (Persian: وزارت فرهنگ و ارشاد اسلامی, Vezârat-e Farhang va Ershâd-e Eslâmi) ("Ministry of CIG") is the Ministry of Culture of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is responsible for managing access to media that, in the view of the Iranian government or the ministry, violates Iranian ethics or promotes values alien to Iranian culture. This may include internet censorship. It also manages the alignment of religion and the law of the country.[2] It was formed by combining the Ministry of Culture and Art, and the Ministry of Information and Tourism.[3]

  1. ^ جزییات تعداد کارمندان دولت در سال ۹۷ Tasnim News
  2. ^ Official website o the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
  3. ^ Responsibilities and organizational structure of Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance