National Consultative Assembly | |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Transcription Name: | |
Legislature: | 1906–1979 |
Succeeded By: | Islamic Consultative Assembly |
Term Length: | 2 years 4 years |
Election5: | 1975 |
Members: | 268 (At peak) |
Session Room: | Majles Melli Entrance Gate Baharestan Tehran.jpg |
Last Election1: | 20 June 1975 |
Meeting Place: | National Consultative Majlis Baharestan Tehran Iran |
Constitution: | Persian Constitution of 1906 |
The National Consultative Assembly (fa|مجلس شورای ملی|Mad̲j̲les-e s̲h̲ūrā-ye mellī),[1] or simply Majles, was the national legislative body of Iran from 1906 to 1979.
It was elected by universal suffrage, excluding the armed forces and convicted criminals but since 1963 including women, who might both vote and be elected.[1]