The Iranian Agricultural Extension and Education Association (IAEEA) as a non-profit professional national society was established in 1994 in order to facilitate networking the professionals active in agricultural extension and education as the academics and practitioners. The aim was also to enhance the scientific and professional status of this field for the benefit of public, private and civil society organisations related to agricultural extension and and education; and the wider society.

 The IAEEA was first established by the pioneers of agricultural extension and education in Iran as follows:

• Professor Ismail Shahbazi
• Professor Cyrus Salmanzadeh
• Professor Iraj Malek Mohammadi
• Professor Ezatollah Karami
• Professor Hooshang Irvani
• Professor Gholam Hossein Zamani
• Professor Seyed Mahmood Hosseini
• Professor Yousef Hejazi
• Dr. Asadollah Zamanipour
• Mr. Valiollah Bandpei