Navab Safavi and Ayatollah Kashani: relationships during the movement for nationalization of Iran oil industry (1950-1952)

Pupose: Nationalization of Iranian Oil Industry (1950-1952), an important event in the nation's contemporary, eventually led to defeat. This paper explores relations between two influential religious figures of the time, Ayatollah Kashani and Navab Safavi, during the movement (1950-1952). Method/ Research approach: Library resoures and archival material were used to collect data. Actions taken by the two figures were instrument in informing and mobilizing the public. However, their later disagreement about enforcing law of Sharia had significant implications in the defeat of the movment.