📅 12 Desèmber 1925
The Majlis voted to depose the Qajar dynasty and transfer provisional governing powers to Reza Khan pending a constituent assembly. Reza Khan was crowned Reza Shah in 1926. Parliamentary procedure...
📅 22 Òktober 1947
The Majlis passed legislation rejecting the 1946 joint-oil-company agreement and reaffirming parliamentary control over concessions. The vote defended decision-making over resources after Soviet...
📅 4 Febrüari 1949
In an emergency session after the shooting, the Majlis approved the Shah’s plan to convene a constituent assembly to revise the constitution and establish a Senate. This parliamentary vote opened a...
📅 4 Mei 1949
The Majlis passed the law activating the Senate, an upper chamber provided for in the 1906 constitutional framework but never previously formed. Half of senators would be appointed by the Shah and...
📅 28 Yüli 1949
The parliamentary session closed without voting on the supplemental agreement. Ratification became a central issue in the next election. Opponents argued that financial revisions did not resolve the...
📅 9 Febrüari 1950
The new bicameral legislature opened after years of postponement of the Senate promised in the 1906 constitutional order. The Shah appointed half of Senate members; the Majlis included a small but...
📅 26 Desèmber 1950
After the oil commission and parliamentary debate rejected the agreement, Razmara’s government withdrew the bill. The dispute moved into 1951, when the nationalization campaign intensified. The...
