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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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (Male)
Year of birth
1961
Additional information
Elected on 28 May 2020, re-elected on 26 May 2021.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Ali Mohammad Gholiha (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 19 Sep. 2021.
Mr. Ali Mohammad Gholiha, Deputy Speaker for Administrative Affairs in Parliament, holds the post of Secretary General.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
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.
5.59% See historical data for this field.

Age

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)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
72 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
212 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
268 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
16 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0 See historical data for this field.
21-30
0 See historical data for this field.
31-40
41 See historical data for this field.
41-45
31 See historical data for this field.
46-50
51 See historical data for this field.
51-60
121 See historical data for this field.
61-70
38 See historical data for this field.
71-80
2 See historical data for this field.
81-90
0 See historical data for this field.
91 and over
0 See historical data for this field.
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%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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Elections > Election results

Candidates

Total number of candidates Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
7,148
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
666
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
9.32%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
666
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
9.32%

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
262
Number of women elected
17
Percentage of women elected The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
5.86%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
- The first round of elections was held in February 2020. A total of 279 members were elected, including 17 women.
- Before the first session of the newly elected parliament, held on 28 May 2020, two MPs, including one woman, had passed away from coronavirus, and one MP had been disqualified. There were thus 16 women out of 276 members.
- The second round of elections was postponed from 17 April to 11 September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten more male members were elected, bringing the total number of members from 276 to 286, of whom 16 were women. Four vacant seats will be filled in 2021.
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
17

New legislature

Total number of men after the election The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
270
Total number of women after the election The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
16
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (Male)
Date of election
28.05.2020
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1963
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1963
National or local Stand for Election: National or Local
National
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1963

Specialized body - Women's caucus

Women's Network of the Republic of Iran's Parliament

Contact information for the Committee

Address
Fatemeh Ghasempour, Chair
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
E-mail
baniasadzadeh.mo@parliran.ir