The actions of the Khatam al-Anbiya (PBUH) Construction Headquarters in developing water and power infrastructure and its impact on good governance of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Subject Areas : Development studies

pedram yari ¹ , حسن خداوردی ² , Garineh Keshishyan Siraki ³

1 - Department of Political Science, Sou.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Department of Political Science, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran. Iran
3 - Department of Political Science, Sou.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2025-09-27 Accepted : 2025-12-04 Published : 2025-12-09

Keywords: Khatam Al-Anbiya (PBUH) Construction Headquarters, good governance, transparency, capacity building, water and power,

Abstract :

Since its establishment, the Khatam Al-Anbiya (PBUH) Construction Base has participated in the construction of numerous projects in various fields. Given the importance of the Khatam Al-Anbiya (PBUH) Construction Base's function in creating the country's infrastructure, the question arises as to what impact the Khatam Al-Anbiya (PBUH) Construction Base's actions in developing water and power infrastructure have had on the good governance of the Islamic Republic of Iran? The research hypothesis is that the Khatam Al-Anbiya (PBUH) Construction Base, by developing water and power infrastructure, has increased employment, alleviated deprivation, and facilitated the living conditions of people, especially in deprived areas, as a result of which the good governance of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been strengthened. The research method is descriptive-analytical and uses the standard questionnaire for measuring good governance of OPM and CIPFA and interviews. The results of the questionnaire were conducted with SPSS software and based on a single-sample t-test, and the average role of the transparency and capacity-building components is 4.33 and 4.41, respectively, at the level of = 0.05 with 19 degrees of freedom, which is higher than the hypothetical average of the society (3).

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