Development and Justice Party | |
Colorcode: | Brown |
Secretary General: | Mehdi Vakilpour |
Leader1 Name: | Mohsen Rezaee --> |
Leader2 Title: | Deputy General Secretary |
Leader2 Name: | Hossein Dadkhah |
Leader3 Title: | Head of Council |
Leader3 Name: | Abdolhossein Rouhalamini |
Ideology: | Conservatism |
Religion: | Islam |
Seats1 Title: | Parliament |
Country: | Iran |
Development and Justice Party of Islamic Iran or Islamic Iran Development and Justice Party (Persian: حزب توسعه و عدالت ایران اسلامی) is a conservative political party in Iran, with a claimed goal of "increasing public participation in politics".
Mohsen Rezai is the man behind the party, which consists mainly of Revolutionary Guard commanders who served in the Iran-Iraq War. His brother Omidvar Rezai is said to have a leading role in the party. Other senior members include Abdolhossein Rouhalamini and Reza Talaei-Nik (both former Secretaries-General), Kamal Daneshyar and Amir-Ali Amiri. The party backed Mohsen Rezai for president in 2009 and 2013.