National Consultative Assembly
National legislative body of Iran from 1906 to 1979 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Iranian body. For the Spanish corporative chamber in the interwar period, see National Assembly (Spain).
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.
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National Consultative Assembly مجلس شورای ملی Majles-e Showrā-ye Mellī | |
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1906–1979 | |
Type | |
Type | |
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)[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 |
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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]