En: Freemasonry in Iran

Freemasonry in Iran

Source: Wikipedia

The Grand Lodge of Iran, established in 1969 in Tehran, existed in the country prior to the Islamic Revolution of 1979, hosted membership from various political figures, including former prime minister Jafar Sharif-Emami (who served as the lodge's grand master at one point), and branched to 43 Lodges and at least 1,035 members. Since the Revolution, Freemasonry has been banned in Iran; a "Grand Lodge of Iran in Exile" is currently established in Los Angeles, although it holds meetings in Massachusetts, where the local Grand Lodge approved its practice in 1985.

See also

• Iran

Links

• Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry_in_Asia
• "An introduction to the history of freemasonry in Iran" by Hamid Algar http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00263207008700153?journalCode=fmes20
• "FREEMASONRY in the Pahlavi Period" by Iranica. The Encyclopædia Iranica is an international, collaborative project, based at Columbia University in the City of New York.