Union of Islamic Iran People Party

Islamic Iran Nation's Union Party or Nation's Union Party^[a] (Persian: حزب اتحاد ملت ایران اسلامی, Hezb-e Ettehad-e Mellat-e Iran-e Eslami) is an Iranian reformist political party founded in 2015.^[4]

Islamic Iran Nation's Union Party
General Secretary	Azar Mansouri[1]
Spokesperson	Hossein Nooraninejad
Founded	20 August 2015; 9 years ago (2015-08-20) 1st Congress[1]
Legalised	20 April 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-20)[2] by Ministry of Interior
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran
Ideology	Reformism[3] Islamic democracy[3]
Religion	Islam
National affiliation	Iranian Reformists
Colors	Sky Blue
Spiritual predecessor	Islamic Iran Participation Front
Parliament	1 / 290
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Establishment

In January 2015, it was confirmed by the Ministry of Interior that it had received a request for a permit to establish a new political party. The reformists had carried out some six similar initiatives for party formation in the past six months.^[6] It was officially given permission on April 20, 2015.^[2] The party’s declaration mentions that "a group of the nation’s children have gathered with the intention to take a new step toward the ideals of the revolution and the demands of the reform movement based on the constitution and the nation’s rights mentioned in its third chapter."^[7]

Members

Most members of the party are former members of Islamic Iran Participation Front, banned in 2009.^[1] The party was accused of being a "front" for the banned Islamic Iran Participation Front,^[2][5] which was denied by the party.^[8]

The Central Council of the party consists of 30 members, including Gholamreza Ansari, Hamidreza Jalaeipour, Fatemeh Rakeei and Jalal Jalalizadeh. Emadaddin Khatami, son of Mohammad Khatami, is also a member.^[9]

Party leaders

Secretaries-general

Name	Tenure	Ref
Ali Shakouri-Rad	2015–2021
Azar Mansouri	2021–

Deputy secretaries-general

Name	Tenure	Ref
Gholamreza Ansari	2015–2017
Azar Mansouri	2017–2021

Current officeholders

Parliament

• Farid Mousavi (Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr)

City Council of Tehran

• Zahra Sadr-Azam Nouri
• Elham Fakhari
• Ali E'ta
• Arash Hosseini Milani
• Mahmoud Mirlohi

Elections

The party, which intended to take part in the 2016 Iranian legislative election,^[1] was part of List of Hope.

See also

• List of Islamic political parties

Notes & References

1. Transliterated Hezb-e Ettehad-e Mellat-e Iran-e Eslami. The official name in English is "Union of Islamic Iran People Party",^[1] however it is alternatively called "Iranian National Unity Party",^[4] "National Alliance Party",^[3] "Union of the Islamic Nation of Iran Party"^[5] and "Islamic Iran's People's Alliance"^[6] by media.

1. "New reformist party meets". Islamic Republic News Agency. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
2. "نارضایتی محافظه کاران در ایران از تشکیل یک 'حزب اصلاح طلب' جدید - BBC Persian" (in Persian). BBC Persian. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
3. "How Iran's beleaguered reformist party has been reincarnated once again". Tehran Bureau. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
4. "Iran's reformists cautiously optimistic about new parties". Financial Times. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
5. "New Iranian reformist party elects leader". Radio Zamaneh. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
6. Philip Ingram (6 January 2015). "Regional Intelligence to 06 January 2015". securitymiddleeast.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
7. "بیانیه اعلام موجودیت حزب اتحاد ملت ایران اسلامی - ایلنا" (in Persian). ایلنا. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
8. "شکوری راد: اتحاد ملت، نام مستعار هیچ حزبی نیست/براندازان در اصلاح طلبی نمی گنجند" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
9. "اعضای شورای مرکزی حزب اتحاد ملت مشخص شدند" (in Persian). Iranian Labour News Agency. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.