Iranian Parliament

Iran’s national legislature, formally the Islamic Consultative Assembly and commonly called the Majles. It passes laws and approves the national budget, subject to constitutional oversight.

Islamic Consultative Assembly: Iran’s elected national legislative chamber, also known as the Majles. This is the legislature’s formal name and its institutional center.
Iranian electoral districts: The constituencies that elect representatives to Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly. Districts organize how voters choose Assembly representatives.
Constitutional Revolution of Iran: The 1905–1911 movement that established constitutional government and a parliament in Iran. It created the institution from which the modern Majles developed.
Ali Larijani: Iranian politician who served as speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly from 2008 to 2020. His long speakership shaped the Assembly’s leadership across several sessions.
Assembly of Experts: An elected Iranian clerical body that appoints and supervises the Supreme Leader. Unlike the Majles, it selects the country’s Supreme Leader rather than passing ordinary laws.
Guardian Council: A twelve-member Iranian body that reviews legislation and supervises elections. It reviews Assembly bills for compatibility with Islamic law and the constitution.
Iranian parliamentary speaker: The presiding officer who directs proceedings in Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly. The speaker manages debates and represents the Assembly institutionally.
Persian Constitutional Revolution: The Iranian movement that challenged royal absolutism and demanded constitutional rule in the early twentieth century. Its demands for representative government set the Majles’s founding context.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: Iranian politician and former Tehran mayor who became Assembly speaker in 2020. His speakership illustrates the role’s prominence in contemporary Iranian politics.
Supreme Leader of Iran: Iran’s highest political and religious authority, with powers defined by the constitution. The Supreme Leader holds authority over the Assembly’s legislative domain.

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