Justice Party (Iran) Explained

Justice Party
Leader:Ali Dashti
Foundation:December 1941
Dissolved:1946
Membership:~ 400
Position:Centre-right
Ideology:Nationalism
Reformism
Monarchism
Anti-communism
Country:Iran

Justice Party (Persian: حزب عدالت|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.[1] Other prominent politicians include Jamal Emami, Ebrahim Kajanouri, Farajollah Bahrami, Jamshid Alam and Abulqassem Amini.

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.

The party opposed the Tudeh Party and supported a constitutional monarchy in Iran.[2] 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."[3]

They backed Mohsen Sadr's government and were considered opposition to the governments of Ahmad Qavam and Ali Soheili.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa. Frank Tachau. 1994. 9780313266492. 159. Greenwood Press. Justice Party II.
  2. Encyclopedia: 678. Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. Macmillan Reference USA. Philip Mattar. 2004. 9780028657714. II. Entry.
  3. Book: Abrahamian, Ervand. 1982. Iran Between Two Revolutions. 0-691-10134-5. Princeton University Press. 192. registration.
  4. Encyclopedia: ḤEZB-E. Encyclopædia Iranica. December 8, 2011. December 15, 1997. Bibliotheca Persica Press. New York City. VIII. Azimi. Fakhreddin . Yarshater. Ehsan. Ehsan Yarshater. September 12, 2016. Fasc. 2. 173–174.