Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran
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Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran (Persian: جمعیت پیشرفت و عدالت ایران اسلامی, romanized: Jam'iyyat-e Pišraft-o 'Adālat-e Irân-e Eslâmi) is an Iranian principlist political party closely associated with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. It was established in 2008; Morteza Talaie was formerly the general secretary,[3] and many members hold senior positions in Tehran municipality.[2]
Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran جمعیت پیشرفت و عدالت ایران اسلامی | |
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| General Secretary | Mohammad Saeed Ahadian |
| Spiritual leader | Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf[1] |
| Deputy | Reza Shiran |
| Founder | Morteza Talaie[2] |
| Founded | 2008[3] |
| Split from | Principlists Pervasive Coalition |
| Headquarters | Tehran |
| Newspaper | Unofficial:[3] Hamshahri (2010s) Tehran Emrooz Sobheno |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Parliament | 50 / 290 (17%) |
| City Council of Tehran | 0 / 21 (0%) |
| Website | |
| pishraftoedalat | |
The group launched and operated Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's campaign in the 2013 Iranian presidential election.[3] 15 out of the 31 members of the City Council of Tehran between 2013 and 2017 were endorsed by the party.[4]
Party leaders
| Name | Tenure | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Morteza Talaie | 2008–2015 | |
| Hossein Ghorbanzadeh | 2015–2018 | |
| Mohsen Pirhadi | 2018–2020 | |
| Mohammad Saeed Ahadian | 2020–present |
References
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