Mr. Bahman Abdollahi is the President of the Iran Chamber of Cooperatives (ICC), the country’s apex body for the cooperative movement. Having served in the cooperative movement for over 30 years, he’s been the President and member of the ICC board since 2011. During his tenure, he’s been working to develop cooperatives in Iran and strengthen them. 

He believes that expanding cooperatives throughout the country and the world will lead to fair wealth distribution, reduce the gap between social classes, increase employment levels, and improve society and quality of life. He spoke to ICA-AP about his journey, his vision to develop and mainstream cooperatives in Iran, his views on women and youth inclusion, and cooperation among cooperatives Watch the interview.