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Motherland Party, National Party or Patriotic Party (Persian: حزب میهن, romanized: Ḥezb-e Mihan) was a party in Iran during 1940s. It was a small organization of intellectuals and a triumvirate of three parties called Peykār (transl. Battle) Esteqlāl (transl. Independence) and Mihanparastān (transl. Patriots).

The party enjoyed influence in western parts of Iran due to its leader, Karim Sanjabi, who came from a Kurdish tribal nobility background.

The central leadership of the Motherland Party voted to merge it with the Iran Party because of the common objectives and the approach of resistance adopted by both parties. As a result, the latter succeeded the branches and offices of the party in various cities. They later became part of the National Front.

References

1. ^ Haddad Adel, Gholamali; Elmi, Mohammad Jafar; Taromi-Rad, Hassan. "Iran Party". Political Parties: Selected Entries from Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam. EWI Press. pp. 141–151. ISBN 9781908433022.
2. ^ Parvin, Nassereddin. "IRĀN-E MĀ". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Bibliotheca Persica Press. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
3. ^ Frank Tachau (1994). "National Party (Hezb-e Mihan)". Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa. Greenwood Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780313266492.
4. ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 300. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
5. Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 254. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.

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