National Consultative Assembly

National legislative body of Iran from 1906 to 1979This article is about the Iranian body. For the Spanish corporative chamber in the interwar period, see National Assembly (Spain).

National Consultative Assembly مجلس شورای ملی Majles-e Showrā-ye Mellī
1906–1979
Type
Type	Unicameral (1906−1949) Lower house (1949−1979)
History
Founded	November 6, 1906 (1906-11-06)
Disbanded	February 11, 1979 (1979-02-11)
Succeeded by	Islamic Consultative Assembly
Structure
Seats	268 (At peak)
Length of term	2 years (1906−1952) 4 years (1952−1979)
Elections
Last election	20 June 1975
Meeting place

National Consultative Majlis Baharestan Tehran Iran
Constitution
Persian Constitution of 1906

The National Consultative Assembly (Persian: مجلس شورای ملی, romanized: Mad̲j̲les-e s̲h̲ūrā-ye mellī), or simply Majles, was the national legislative body of Iran from 1906 to 1979.

It was elected by universal suffrage, excluding the armed forces and convicted criminals but after 1963 including women, who could both vote and be elected.

Notes and references

^ 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.

Afary, Janet. The Iranian Constitutional Revolution, 1906-1911. Columbia University Press. 1996. ISBN 0-231-10351-4

Legislature of Iran

Qajar dynasty (1789–1925)

Unicameral (1906–1925)	National Consultative Assembly

Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979)

Unicameral (1925–1951)	National Consultative Assembly
Bicameral (1951–1979)	National Consultative Assembly (Lower house) Senate (Upper house)

Islamic Republic (1979–present)

Unicameral (since 1980)	Islamic Consultative Assembly Guardian Council (Legislative veto authority)

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