Association of the Women of the Islamic Republic
The Association of the Women of the Islamic Republic (Persian: جمعیت زنان جمهوری اسلامی, Jam’iat-e Zanan-e Jomhouri-e Islami) is an Iranian reformist political party. It is the first officially registered party of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1]
History and profile
The party was established 1987.[1] The secretary-general of the party has been Zahra Mostafavi, the daughter of Ayatollah Khomeini.[1] Fatemeh Karroubi, wife of Mehdi Karroubi, is among its notable members.[1]
The party supported Mohammad Khatami in the 1997 and 2001 presidential elections.[1] Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was supported by the party in the 2005 elections.[1] Mir-Hossein Mousavi enyoyed the support of the party in the 2009 elections.[1] The party’s main objective was to improve women’s rights in Iran and various international conferences for this aim were organized by the group.[1]
MPs
| Years | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | 3 / 270 (1%) |  |
| 1988–92 | 3 / 270 (1%) | |
| 1992–96 | 1 / 270 (0.4%) |  2 |
| 1996–00 | 4 / 270 (1%) |  3 |
| 2000–04 | 3 / 290 (1%) | 1 |
| 2004–08 | 1 / 290 (0.3%) | 2 |
| 2008–12 | 0 / 290 (0%) | 1 |
| 2012–16 | 0 / 290 (0%) | |
| 2016– | 2 / 290 (0.7%) | 2 |
