Omid Iranian Foundation

Omid Iranian Fondation

Established	2009; 15 years ago (2009)
Head	Mohammad Reza Aref
Key people	Jafar Towfighi (Head of Board)[1]
Location	Headquarter: Tehran Branches: Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz, Yazd, Zanjan, Zahedan
Website	omidiranian.ir

The Omid Iranian Foundation (Persian: بنیاد امید ایرانیان) is an Iranian not-for-profit non-governmental organization,^[1] established in 2009. It is officially a research institute focusing on political and social sciences. However, some analysts believe it is strategically functioning as a "reformist political party" as it has branches nationwide.^[1] The head of this foundation, Mohammad Reza Aref, has stressed the organization's goals are not political, and contends it should remain a think tank for executive officials.^[2][3] Others have noted the foundation's possible political activity after 2017.^{[citation needed]}