Development and Justice Party of Islamic Iran
or Islamic Iran Development and Justice Party
[ ( fa, حزب توسعه و عدالت ایران اسلامی) is a conservative] political party in Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
, with a claimed goal of "increasing public participation in politics".[
Mohsen Rezai is the man behind the party, which consists mainly of Revolutionary Guard commanders who served in the Iran-Iraq War.] His brother Omidvar Rezai is said to have a leading role in the party. Other senior members include Abdolhossein Rouhalamini
Abdolhossein Rouholamini ( fa, عبدالحسین روحالامینی) is an Iranian scientist and conservative politician. He is secretary-general of the Development and Justice Party and works as an assistant professor at Tehran University of ...
and Reza Talaei-Nik (both former Secretaries-General), Kamal Daneshyar and Amir-Ali Amiri. The party backed Mohsen Rezai for president in 2009 and 2013.
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{{Iranian political parties
2007 establishments in Iran
Principlist political groups in Iran
Political parties established in 2007