National Consultative Assembly

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The National Consultative Assembly was the elected parliamentary body of the Imperial State of Iran that functioned as its main legislative institution before the 1979 revolution.

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National Consultative Assembly canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliament
alsoKnownAs Majles NERFINISHED
Majles-e Shorâ-ye Melli NERFINISHED
Majlis NERFINISHED
National Assembly of Iran NERFINISHED
building Baharestan building NERFINISHED
capitalCity Tehran NERFINISHED
chamberStructure lower house (after creation of Senate of Iran)
unicameral (at inception)
country Imperial State of Iran NERFINISHED
Iran
dissolution 1979
endCause abolished after the 1979 Iranian Revolution
establishedBy Persian Constitutional Revolution NERFINISHED
governmentBranch legislative branch of the Imperial State of Iran
historicalEra Pahlavi dynasty NERFINISHED
Qajar dynasty NERFINISHED
houseType elected body
inception 1906
jurisdiction national legislation of Iran
languageOfProceedings Persian
legalBasis 1906 Constitution of Iran NERFINISHED
legislativeFunction main legislative institution of the Imperial State of Iran
locatedIn Tehran
meetingPlace Baharestan Square, Tehran NERFINISHED
monarchDuringExistence Ahmad Shah Qajar NERFINISHED
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar NERFINISHED
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi NERFINISHED
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar NERFINISHED
Reza Shah Pahlavi NERFINISHED
notablePrimeMinisterAssociated Ali Amini GENERATED
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda GENERATED
Hassan Pirnia GENERATED
Mohammad Mossadegh GENERATED
politicalSystemContext Constitutional monarchy of Iran NERFINISHED
power approving the budget
passing laws
questioning and interpellating ministers
ratifying international treaties (in various periods)
region Middle East
replacedBy Islamic Consultative Assembly NERFINISHED
roleInHistory arena of political conflict between monarchists and constitutionalists
center of the Persian Constitutional Revolution
key institution in the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry
significantEvent bombardment of the Majles in 1908
successorInstitution Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majles-e Shorâ-ye Eslami) NERFINISHED
upperHouse Senate of Iran NERFINISHED
votingSystem plurality voting system (in most periods)

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Imperial State of Iran legislature National Consultative Assembly
Majlis precededBy National Consultative Assembly