Historical Organization
Islamic Consultative Assembly
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Organization Timeline
First round elects Iran’s new Majlis
đź“… 14 March 1980Iran held the first round of elections to its post-revolutionary Majlis. The legislature became an arena for disputes over executive authority before and during the war.
Second round continues formation of the first Majlis
📅 9 May 1980A second parliamentary election round filled additional seats in Iran’s first post-revolutionary Majlis. Voting had been postponed in some areas, so the rounds did not resolve every vacancy.
First post-revolutionary Majlis opens
đź“… 28 May 1980Iran inaugurated its first post-revolutionary Majlis. Bani-Sadr and Khomeini addressed the new institution as Iran faced domestic divisions and growing tensions with Iraq.
Majlis approves Rajai as prime minister
đź“… 11 August 1980The Majlis approved Mohammad Ali Rajai as prime minister after a dispute over the choice of government. Iran entered the war with executive authority divided between Rajai and President Bani-Sadr.
Majlis approves fourteen Rajai cabinet ministers
📅 10 September 1980Iran’s Majlis gave Rajai’s government a confidence vote and approved fourteen nominated ministers. The cabinet was taking shape shortly before Iraq’s full-scale invasion.
Basij is placed under Revolutionary Guards command
📅 18 January 1981A law ratified by the Majlis incorporated the National Basij into the Revolutionary Guards and transferred its administration, command and resources. The change structured Iran’s wartime volunteer...
Majlis approves Mousavi as prime minister
📅 29 October 1981The Majlis approved Mir-Hossein Mousavi as prime minister after rejecting Khamenei’s first choice. Mousavi became a central manager of Iran’s wartime government and economy.
Rafsanjani urges savings to support the wartime economy
đź“… 27 November 1981Rafsanjani urged Iranians to increase bank savings to help economic recovery during the war. Mobilization extended beyond the front to household finances.
Iran votes for its second wartime Majlis
📅 15 April 1984Iran held parliamentary elections while the war continued. Candidate screening and the Freedom Movement’s boycott accompanied the vote, reflecting limits and disputes within wartime political life.
Second round fills seats in the 1984 Majlis
đź“… 17 May 1984Iran held the second round of its 1984 parliamentary elections. The vote continued selection of a legislature responsible for laws, ministerial approval and oversight during the war.
Second Majlis meets and retains Rafsanjani as speaker
📅 28 May 1984Iran’s newly elected Majlis met and re-elected Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as speaker. His parliamentary position formed part of his growing influence in the country’s wartime leadership.
Majlis approves renewed oil supplies to Syria
📅 6 August 1985Iran’s Majlis approved renewing oil supplies to Syria for another year. The parliamentary act helped sustain economic support for Iran’s important Arab ally.
Iran holds the first round of its third Majlis election
📅 8 April 1988Iran voted in the first round of parliamentary elections during the war’s final spring. Rival factions within the Islamic Republic competed while military and economic pressures mounted.
Runoff voting completes another wartime election round
đź“… 13 May 1988Iran held the second round of its 1988 parliamentary elections. The new Majlis emerged as the war entered its final months and Iran confronted renewed Iraqi military advances.
Third Majlis begins its inaugural session
📅 28 May 1988Iran’s third post-revolutionary Majlis held its inaugural session. Its term began before the ceasefire, linking the wartime political system with the approaching reconstruction period.
Iranian parliament approves joining the chemical weapons treaty
📅 27 July 1997Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly approved the bill to join the Chemical Weapons Convention. This domestic step preceded deposit of Iran’s ratification instrument with the UN.