The 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly (Persian: دوره نهم مجلس شورای اسلامی) was 33rd Parliament of Iran that commenced on 27 May 2012[4] following the legislative elections on 2 March and 4 May 2012 and was closed on 24 May 2016.[5]
| 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly | |||||||||
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| Overview | |||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Islamic Republic of Iran | ||||||||
| Meeting place | Baharestan | ||||||||
| Term | 27 May 2012 – 24 May 2016 | ||||||||
| Election | 2 March and 4 May 2012 | ||||||||
| Government | Ahmadinejad II (2012–2013) Rouhani I (2013–2016) | ||||||||
| Islamic Consultative Assembly | |||||||||
| Members | 290 | ||||||||
| Speaker | Ali Larijani (2012–2016) | ||||||||
| 1st Deputy | Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard (2012–2016) | ||||||||
| 2nd Deputy | Mohammad-Reza Bahonar (2012–2016) | ||||||||
| Fractions | |||||||||
| Rahrovan | Kazem Jalali | ||||||||
| Usulgarayan | Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel | ||||||||
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Composition
editThe parliament was dominated by the conservatives.[6] There were two main parliamentary groups active during the term: The majority Followers of Wilayat (Rahrovan) led by Ali Larijani and chaired by Kazem Jalali, along with the minority Principlists fraction led by Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel.[7] The latter was composed of more conservative groupings such as Paydari and Pathseekers, however Larijani's fraction was hostile towards President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[8][9]
In the first session Speaker election, Haddad-Adel lost to Larijani with 100 to 173 votes out of total 275.[10]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "علی لاریجانی برای سومین سال ریاست مجلس نهم را بر عهده گرفت" (in Persian). Hamshahri online. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "مجلس نهم، سکانداران سال پایانی خود را شناخت" (in Persian). Jaam-e Jam. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Opening Ceremony of Iran's 9th Majlis", Iranian Diplomacy, 27 May 2012, retrieved 25 May 2017
- ^ "Iran's 9th parliament closes today", Mehr News Agency, 24 May 2016, retrieved 25 May 2017
- ^ Abdol Moghset Bani Kamal (2013), "The ninth Majlis elections in Iran: Electoral laws, procedures and institutions", Intellectual Discourse, 21 (1), International Islamic University of Malaysia: 71–86, ISSN 0128-4878
- ^ Bahram Rafiei (20 August 2014), "Political Realignments in the Majlis After Removal of Minister", RoozOnline, retrieved 24 June 2014[permanent dead link]
- ^ Donovan, Marie; Melvin, Ryan; Pendleton, Caitlin (2 July 2017), "Iranian President and Parliament at Odds Over Nuke Deal", Critical Threats Project, American Enterprise Institute, retrieved 2 July 2017 – via Newsweek
- ^ Naghmeh Sohrabi (July 2012), "Reading the Tea Leaves: Iranian Domestic Politics and the Presidential Election of 2013" (PDF), Middle East Brief (65), Brandeis University
- ^ "Larijani re-elected as Iran's 9th Majlis Speaker", KhabarOnline, 28 May 2012, retrieved 24 June 2014