Justice Party (Iran)
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Justice Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Ali Dashti |
| Founded | December 1941[1] |
| Dissolved | 1946[1] |
| Membership | ~ 400[1] |
| Ideology | Nationalism Reformism Monarchism Anti-communism |
| Political position | Centre-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]
