The Iranology Foundation is a scientific and research institute in Iran and Iranian studies is the main field of its activities.
According to the articles of association, the Iranology Foundation is a scientific-research institute with legal personality with Iranian citizenship and affiliated with the Presidential Administration of Iran.
All activities of the foundation are carried out within the framework of rules, laws and regulations approved by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.
Hassan Habibi (a descendant of Mullah Mohammad Ali Mojtahed Kashani) was the founder of the foundation and was its chairman until the end of his life (January 31, 2013).
[1][10] On August 27, 2013, Mohammad Khamenei appointed Fathollah Mojtabaei, Reza Davari Ardakani, Gholamreza Aavani, Mohammad-Hassan Nami, Hekmatullah Mulla Salehi, and Mohammad Reza Mokhber Dezfouli as members of the Board of Trustees of the Iranology Foundation.