Justice Party (Iran)
Justice Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Ali Dashti |
| Founded | December 1941[1] |
| Dissolved | 1946[1] |
| Membership | ~ 400[1] |
| Ideology | Nationalism Reformism Monarchism Anti-communism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
Justice Party (Persian: حزب عدالت, romanized: Ḥezb-e ʿEdālat) was a political party in Iran, led by Ali Dashti who co-founded it with other intellectuals who had participated in the politics of the early 1920s.[2] Other prominent politicians include Jamal Emami, Ebrahim Kajanouri, Farajollah Bahrami, Jamshid Alam and Abulqassem Amini.[1]
The party was "an association somewhat resembling a private club, with little organizational cohesion or collective sense of identity". Idologically, its character consisted of a centre-right nationalism and advocated general reforms in the administration and legal and educational systems.[1]
The party opposed the Tudeh Party and supported a constitutional monarchy in Iran.[3] According to Hossein Dadgar, a leading member of the party, it was formed "to counter the 'Fifty-three' communists who had founded the dangerous Tudeh party."[4]
They backed Mohsen Sadr's government and were considered opposition to the governments of Ahmad Qavam and Ali Soheili.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Azimi, Fakhreddin (December 8, 2011) [December 15, 1997]. "ʿEDĀLAT, ḤEZB-E". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 2. Vol. VIII. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 173–174. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ Frank Tachau (1994). "Justice Party II". Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa. Greenwood Press. p. 159. ISBN 9780313266492.
- ^ Philip Mattar (2004). "Entry". Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. Vol. II. Macmillan Reference USA. p. 678. ISBN 9780028657714.
- ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 192. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.