Justice Party (Iran)

This article is about the party founded in 1941. For the 1917 party, see Communist Party of Persia. For other parties with the same name, see Justice Party.
Justice Party
LeaderAli Dashti
FoundedDecember 1941[1]
Dissolved1946[1]
Membership~ 400[1]
IdeologyNationalism
Reformism
Monarchism
Anti-communism
Political positionCentre-right

Justice Party (Persian: حزب عدالت, romanized: Ḥezb-e ʿEdālat) was a political party in Iran, led by Ali Dashti who co-founded it with other intellectuals who had participated in the politics of the early 1920s.[2] Other prominent politicians include Jamal Emami, Ebrahim Kajanouri, Farajollah Bahrami, Jamshid Alam and Abulqassem Amini.[1]

The party was "an association somewhat resembling a private club, with little organizational cohesion or collective sense of identity". Idologically, its character consisted of a centre-right nationalism and advocated general reforms in the administration and legal and educational systems.[1]

The party opposed the Tudeh Party and supported a constitutional monarchy in Iran.[3] According to Hossein Dadgar, a leading member of the party, it was formed "to counter the 'Fifty-three' communists who had founded the dangerous Tudeh party."[4]

They backed Mohsen Sadr's government and were considered opposition to the governments of Ahmad Qavam and Ali Soheili.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Azimi, Fakhreddin (December 8, 2011) [December 15, 1997]. "ʿEDĀLAT, ḤEZB-E". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 2. Vol. VIII. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 173–174. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  2. ^ Frank Tachau (1994). "Justice Party II". Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa. Greenwood Press. p. 159. ISBN 9780313266492.
  3. ^ Philip Mattar (2004). "Entry". Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. Vol. II. Macmillan Reference USA. p. 678. ISBN 9780028657714.
  4. ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 192. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.