Senate of Iran
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The Senate of Iran was the upper chamber of the Iranian parliament during the Pahlavi era, functioning as a legislative body alongside the National Consultative Assembly until its abolition after the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct legislative body
ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Majles-e Sena-ye Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of the Imperial State of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingCurrentUse | used by institutions of the Islamic Republic after 1979 (various governmental uses) ⓘ |
| constitutionalChange | eliminated in post-revolution constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| constitutionalFunction | participation in amendment of laws and constitution (under Pahlavi system) ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | bicameral parliament upper house ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| createdUnder | Pahlavi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing | 1979 Iranian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriteria | property and status-based requirements for senators (Pahlavi era) ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of 1906 (as amended) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSession | 1950 ⓘ |
| followedBy | unicameral Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majles) as sole chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
law approval
ⓘ
legislation review ⓘ providing checks on the lower house ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuringExistence | Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Pahlavi era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of Pahlavi-era constitutional monarchy and modernization efforts ⓘ |
| inception | 1949 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national legislation of Iran ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Persian ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | constitutional monarchy of Iran ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyWith | National Consultative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeProcessRole | review and approval of bills passed by the National Consultative Assembly ⓘ |
| location | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | Senate building in Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberSelectionMethod |
partly appointed senators by the Shah
ⓘ
partly elected senators ⓘ |
| membershipTerm | fixed multi-year terms for senators (Pahlavi era) ⓘ |
| numberOfChambersInParliament | 2 ⓘ |
| oversightRole | limited oversight of government policies ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Iran (Pahlavi era) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientationContext | pro-monarchy institutional framework ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Pahlavi monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystemChange | replaced by a theocratic-republican system after 1979 ⓘ |
| precededBy | unicameral National Consultative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | White Revolution reforms (as legislative context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | upper chamber of the Iranian parliament ⓘ |
| sharesLegislativePowerWith | National Consultative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| supervisingAuthority | Shah of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| votingSystem | indirect and direct elections for some seats (Pahlavi era) ⓘ |
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