Development and Justice Party
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".
Development and Justice Party | |
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| Secretary-General | Mehdi Vakilpour |
| Deputy General Secretary | Hossein Dadkhah |
| Head of Council | Abdolhossein Rouhalamini |
| Founded | December 2007 |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Religion | Islam |
| National affiliation | Resistance Front of Islamic Iran |
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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.
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