Nationalists' Party
1957–1963 political party in Pahlavi-era Iran
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The Party of Nationalists or Nationalists' Party[2] (Persian: حزب ملیون, romanized: Ḥezb-e Melliun) was a conservative[4] political party in Pahlavi era Iran, and government majority party from 1957 to 1960. The party was founded in 1957 by Manouchehr Eghbal on orders directed by Shah to initiate a two-party system.[2] Its opposition was the liberal People's Party.[1]
Nationalists' Party حزب ملیون | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Manouchehr Eghbal[1] |
| General Secretary | Nosratollah Kasemi[2] |
| Founder | Manouchehr Eghbal |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Dissolved | 15 December 1963 |
| Succeeded by | New Iran Party[3]: 59 |
| Ideology | Pahlavi royalism National conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
The party's name was deliberately chosen in a way to confuse the public, because the term Melliun (lit. 'Nationalists') was already in use to refer to members of the opposition National Front and other followers of Mohammad Mossadegh.[5]
