The National Consultative Assembly (Persian: مجلس شورای ملی, romanized: Mad̲j̲les-e s̲h̲ūrā-ye mellī),[1] or simply Majles, was the national legislative body of Iran from 1906 to 1979.
National Consultative Assembly مجلس شورای ملی Majles-e Showrā-ye Mellī | |
|---|---|
| 1906–1979 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | November 6, 1906 |
| Disbanded | February 11, 1979 |
| Succeeded by | Islamic Consultative Assembly |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 268 (At peak) |
Length of term | 2 years (1906−1952)[1] 4 years (1952−1979)[1] |
| Elections | |
Last election | 20 June 1975 |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| National Consultative Majlis Baharestan Tehran Iran | |
| Constitution | |
| Persian Constitution of 1906 | |
It was elected by universal suffrage, excluding the armed forces and convicted criminals but since 1963 including women, who might both vote and be elected.[1]
Notes and references
edit- ^ a b c d e f P. Bearman; Th. Bianquis; C.E. Bosworth; E. van Donzel; W.P. Heinrichs (1986). "Mad̲j̲lis". In W. Madelung; Rahman, Munibur; Landau, J. M.; Yapp, M.E.; Robinson, F.C.R. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. 5 (Second ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0606. ISBN 9789004161214.
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