Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Islamic Parliament of Iran

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Unicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Majles Shoraye Eslami (Islamic Parliament of Iran)
Chamber name
Majles Shoraye Eslami (Islamic Parliament of Iran)
Parliamentary term (years)
4

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1930 to 1939
from 1949 to 1979
from 1981
IPU Geopolitical Group/s IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
Asia-Pacific Group

Speaker

Official title The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran
Speaker
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (Male)
Year of birth
1961
Term
28.05.2020
Additional information
Elected on 28 May 2020, re-elected on 26 May 2021, on 25 May 2022 and on 23 May 2023.
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Secretary General

Official title This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Deputy Speaker for Administrative Affairs in Parliament
Secretary General
Alireza Sharifi Barzegar (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 20 Feb. 2023.
Mr. Alireza Sharifi Barzegar, Deputy Speaker for Administrative Affairs in Parliament, holds the post of Secretary General.

Members

Statutory number of members Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
290
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Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
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Directly elected members Directly elected by citizens.
285
Other members For example, ex-officio members of parliament, such as Cabinet members, members of the royal family, Attorney General, Speaker if appointed from outside parliament.
5
Note on the statutory number of members
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
Current number of members Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
286
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
16
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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Statutory number of members per country As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
290
Population (in thousands)
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Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
51.04
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
30
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Youngest member
Rouhollah Nejabat (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
71
Oldest member
Seyed Reza Taghavi (Male)
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Totals per age interval 0 0 41 31 51 121 38 2 0 0
Total <= 45: 72 Total >= 46: 212
Male 0 0 34 28 51 116 37 2 0 0 268
Female 0 0 7 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 16
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger14.44%11.97%2.46%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger25.35%21.83%3.52%
Members for whom data is available
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Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Yes
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Number of reserved seats, by group

Notes
5:

Zoroastrians (1)
Jewish population (1)
Assyrian and Chaldean Christians (1)
Armenian Christians in the north of the country (1)
Armenian Christians in the south of the country (1)
Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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Legal source Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Constitution, art. 64
Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
No
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