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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Consultative Assembly canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| 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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