Senate of Iran

The Senate House of Iran (Kakh-e Majles-e Sena) was the upper house legislative chamber during the Pahlavi dynasty and was disbanded after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 in Iran, when the legislature became unicameral. It had been established in the 1906 Iranian Constitutional Revolution.

Currently, the building is used by the Assembly of Experts.

History

Constitution

Established as per Chapter 3, Article 45 of the Iranian Constitution of 1906, cquote|bgcolor=#F0FFF0|The Members of this Assembly shall be chosen from amongst the well-informed, discerning, pious and respected persons of the Realm. Thirty of them shall be nominated on the part of His Imperial Majesty (fifteen of the people of Tehran, and fifteen of the people of the Provinces), and thirty by the Nation (fifteen elected by the people of Tehran, and fifteen by the people of the Provinces).

The Building

The Senate House of Iran was designed by the Architect Heydar Ghiaï in 1955"Max Gérard, "Iran Senate House Heydar Ghiaï", Editions Draeger, 1976] .

Members

*Dr. Mahmoud Hessaby (1951-1963).
*Ali Dashti for 1954-1979 ["Muslims (Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices)", page 213, ISBN 978-0415348829] .
*Jafar Sharif-Emami, Prime Minister of Iran (1960-1961 & 1978), was in the Iranian senate [ [http://www.iranian.com/Books/2000/January/SharifEmami/index.html Iranian.com | Archive Pages ] ] [ [http://ibexpub.com/index.php?main_page=pubs_product_book_info&cPath=5&products_id=89 Memoirs of Sharif-Emami, Prime Minister Persian Language ISBN 0-932885-22-5] . He was the president thereof [ [http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~iohp/narratorindex.pdf IRANIAN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT HARVARD UNIVERSITY] ] for a number of years.
*Jamshid Aalam (1973-1979)

Dissolution

Following the Iranian revolution in 1979,the government became unicameral, the senate was dissolved and the new Majlis convened in the senate building.

Major Events

*1950 (February 9th), first inaugural session presided by His Imperial Majesty Mohammad Reza Pahlavi .
*1952, Mohammad Mossadeq mangaged to obtain power to rule by decree — first, for a six-month period and then extended — due to his popularity. Later, he organized a plebiscite in 1953, won the votes, and dissolved both the Majlis and Senate [ [http://www.parstimes.com/history/historicalsetting.html Historical Setting: MOSSADEQ AND OIL NATIONALIZATION] ] . Upon Mossadeq's ouster, the legislative bodies were revived.
*1961, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi dissolved both the Majlis and Senate [ [http://www.lexisnexis.com/documents/academic/upa_cis/11170_CFIranIntForAffs19601963.pdf Confidential, U.S. State Department, Central Files] IRAN, 1960-January 1963, Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs] . Some time after this, the bodies were restored once again.

*1979 Senate approves the government of Shapour Bakhtiar. [ [http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/fulldisplay.pl?SID=20060809809631347&UID=&CID=50504&auth=&code=TVN&RC=56102&Row=59 "Iranian senate's approval of Shahpour Bakhtiar's government noted"] ABC Evening News forMonday, Jan 15, 1979]

Bibliography

*M. Ghiai, "Iran Senate House", Max Gerard Edt.Draeger Paris, 1976 ISBN 2-85119-008-3

ee also

*Iran Constitution of 1906
*Iranian legislative election, 1975
*Unicameral legislature of Islamic Republic of Iran

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