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Development and Justice Party
Secretary-GeneralAbdolhossein Ruholamini[1]
FoundedDecember 2007; 17 years ago (2007-12)[2]
IdeologyConservatism
ReligionIslam
National affiliationResistance Front of Islamic Iran
Website
toseevaedalat.ir

Development and Justice Party of Islamic Iran[2] or Islamic Iran Development and Justice Party[3] (Template:Lang-fa) is a conservative[4] political party in Iran, with a claimed goal of "increasing public participation in politics".[3]

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

References

  1. ^ "Mohsen Ruholamini", Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation, retrieved 8 June 2017
  2. ^ a b c 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
  3. ^ a b c Tom Landford (2015), "Islamic Iran Development and Justice Party (IIDJP)", Political Handbook of the World 2015, CQ Press, ISBN 9781483371559
  4. ^ a b c Muhammad Sahimi (5 May 2009), "The Candidates", Al-Monitor, retrieved 8 June 2017