| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Majles Shoraye Eslami / Islamic Parliament of Iran |
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| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| Affiliation to the IPU |
Yes |
| Affiliation date(s) |
1930 -1939
1949 -1979
1981 - |
| LEADERSHIP |
| President |
Ali Ardeshir Larijani (M)
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| Notes |
Elected on 1 June 2008, re-elected on 27 May 2009, re-elected on 26 May 2010, re-elected on 25 May 2011. |
| Secretary General |
Hossein Sheikholislam (M)
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| Notes |
Mr. Hossein Sheikholislam: Chief of the Speaker's Bureau and Director General of the International Department |
| COMPOSITION |
| Members (statutory / current number) |
290 / 290 |
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN
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| Women (current number) |
8 (2.76%) |
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 285
other 5 |
| Notes |
Other: Five seats are reserved for the following minorities.
Zoroastrians: 1
Jews: 1
Assyrian and Chaldean Christians: 1
Armenian Christians in the north of the country: 1
Armenian Christians in the south of the country: 1 |
| Term |
4 years |
| Last renewal dates |
14 March 2008
25 April 2008
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| CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Address |
Majles Shoraye Eslami
Baharestan Square
TEHERAN
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| Phone |
(9821) 33440 236 |
| Fax |
(9821) 33440 236
33440 309 |
| E-mail |
hashemi110@yahoo.com
IPUgroup@parliran.ir |
| Website |
http://www.majlis.ir/
http://www.parliran.ir/
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