Iran-e-No Party

Not to be confused with Iran Novin Party.
Iran-e-No Party
LeaderAbdolhossein Teymourtash
FoundedJuly 1927
Dissolved1927
Preceded byRevival Party
Succeeded byProgress Party
IdeologyFascism
Monarchism
Secularism
Anti-clericalism

Iran-e-No Party (Persian: حزب ایران نو, romanized: Ḥezb-e Irān-e Now, lit. 'New Iran Party') was a short-lived fascist[1] and anticlerical party in Iran of which the motto was "loyalty to the Shah and devotion to progress."[2] The party was cofounded by Abdolhossein Teymourtash in an attempt to form a one-party state.[3] Among the founders were General Morteza Yazdanpanah and the private secretary of Reza Shah, Faraj Allah Bahrami.[4]

It incorporated most existing parties and became unwieldy as the aspirants to office were eager to join it. Within a few months, it caused a moribund inside the party and a turmoil outside to oppose it, eventually leading to its dissolution.[5] The party mobilized support for Reza Shah, but soon was replaced by its offshoot the Progress Party.[6]

  1. ^ Atabaki, Touraj; Zurcher, Erik (2004). Men of Order: Authoritarian Modernization Under Atatürk and Reza Shah. I.B.Tauris. p. 68. ISBN 9781860644269.
  2. ^ G. Hossein Razi (Spring 1970). "Genesis of Party in Iran: A Case Study of the Interaction between the Political System and Political Parties". Iranian Studies. 3 (2): 69. JSTOR 4310061.
  3. ^ Amānat, M. (August 24, 2011) [December 15, 1988]. "BAHRĀMĪ, FARAJ-ALLĀH". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 5. Vol. III. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 525–526. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Murat Yümlü (December 2016). The Reformation of the political opposition in İran (1926–1946) (PhD thesis). Middle East Technical University. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ Azimi, Fakhreddin (2008). Quest for Democracy in Iran: A Century of Struggle Against Authoritarian Rule. Harvard University Press. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-0674027787.
  6. ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 138. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.