Development and Justice Party

Development and Justice Party of Islamic Iran[1] or Islamic Iran Development and Justice Party[2] (Persian: حزب توسعه و عدالت ایران اسلامی) is a conservative[3] political party in Iran, with a claimed goal of "increasing public participation in politics".[2]

Development and Justice Party
Secretary-GeneralMehdi Vakilpour
Deputy General SecretaryHossein Dadkhah
Head of CouncilAbdolhossein Rouhalamini
FoundedDecember 2007 (2007-12)[1]
IdeologyConservatism
ReligionIslam
National affiliationResistance Front of Islamic Iran
Website
toseevaedalat.ir

Mohsen Rezai is the man behind the party, which consists mainly of Revolutionary Guard commanders who served in the Iran-Iraq War.[1] His brother Omidvar Rezai is said to have a leading role in the party.[3] Other senior members include Abdolhossein Rouhalamini[4] and Reza Talaei-Nik (both former Secretaries-General), Kamal Daneshyar and Amir-Ali Amiri.[2] The party backed Mohsen Rezai for president in 2009[3] and 2013.

References

  1. Ali Alfoneh (21 February 2008), "Iran's Parliamentary Elections and the Revolutionary Guards' Creeping Coup d'Etat", AEI Middle Eastern Outlook, retrieved 8 June 2017 via AEI Critical Threats Project
  2. Tom Landford (2015), "Islamic Iran Development and Justice Party (IIDJP)", Political Handbook of the World 2015, CQ Press, ISBN 9781483371559
  3. Muhammad Sahimi (5 May 2009), "The Candidates", Al-Monitor, retrieved 8 June 2017
  4. "Former Judge Sheds New Light On Kahrizak Scandal", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 16 October 2017, retrieved 31 October 2017
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