IRAN: THE ISLAMIC CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY (MAJLES)

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Iran: The Islamic
Consultative Assembly (Majles)
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Iran: The Islamic
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Summary The Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majles) is gradually beginning to
perform as the legislative branch of the Iranian Islamic Republic. The
process of getting established has been controversial and arduous. The
elections were widely denounced as fraudulent; early debates have been
characterized by disorder and high emotion; and the plan for a committee
structure was discarded in favor of a new plan almost as soon as it was
conceived. About 40 of the Majles' 270 seats are vacant because of con-
troversies over election procedures, successful challenges of victorious can-
didates' credentials, and local disruptions that prevented voting. 5X1
The precise political makeup of the somewhat truncated Majles is unclear.
Fundamentalists unquestionably dominate it: the Islamic Republic Party
(IRP) holds the largest number of seats and can count on the support of
other fundamentalists on a number of issues. Fundamentalist power was
demonstrated in the initial stages of Majles organization, in the summer of
1980, when most of those denied seats proved to be outspoken critics of the
fundamentalists' approach. But there is no sign of the development of party
discipline in the Western sense; the IRP is loosel or anized, and its
members do not always vote as a bloc 25X1
Political infighting is so intense that the Majles cannot deal with controver-
sial issues without guidance from Ayatollah Khomeini or agreement among
parliamentary leaders presumed to speak for him. The Majles handled the
hostage issue expeditiously, but the outcome was predetermined. It gave
responsibility to a special, elected committee, but the membership of the
committee probably was manipulated by the leadership. Debate on the
committee's recommendations was lengthy and heated, but it produced no
changes. The final result was a set of terms for settlement of the issue and
relinquishment of responsibility for their implementation to the Rajai
government. The issue may be returned to the Majles, however, if the US
response is considered inadequate.
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Information on most individual members of the Majles is fragmentary. A
compilation of significant data on the members appears in the appendix.
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Constituencies of Majles Members
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Iran: The Islamic
Consultative Assembly (Majles)
Constitutional Provisions
The constitution of the Iranian Islamic Republic estab-
lished a single-chamber, 270-member Consultative
Assembly (Majles) as the legislative branch of the new
government. The executive and judicial branches are
charged with implementing the directives of this
branch. The constitution gives the Majles the power to:
? Initiate "resolutions" and introduce legislation, on
the initiative of 15 members.
? Enact laws and ratify treaties, contracts, and accords
negotiated by the executive.
? Approve the appointments of the prime minister and
the cabinet.
? Censure and remove the prime minister, government,
or a single minister through a vote of no confidence,
apparently supported by a simple majority.
? Establish investigatory bodies to monitor any aspects
of national affairs.
? Approve employment of foreign nationals, which is
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"prohibited unless deemed necessary.'
The Assembly cannot enact any law that contradicts
Islamic or constitutional principles. A Council of
Guardians, composed of six clerical jurisprudents
named by Khomeini and six secular legal experts, was
established by the constitution to review all legislation
and declare null and void whatever it determines is
unacceptable. One of the first acts of the Assembly was
to select the Council's secular legal experts from a list
presented by the High Court of the Judiciary. The
Council's presence during the hostage debate sealed
the Majles decision as both constitutional and Islamic.
Less urgent matters are reviewed by the Council dur-
ing the first 10 days after the approval of a bill by the
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The constitution also forbids any changes, except mi-
nor adjustments, in the national borders or grants of
foreign concessions for "commercial, agricultural,
industrial, or mineral affairs and services." Assembly
members wishing to propose "bills that would result in
the reduction of public income or the increase of gen-
eral expenses" must include in them provisions "to
remedy the reduction or secure funds for the new
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The Assembly is not allowed to impose formal martial
law. In wartime, the Majles can "approve" govern-
ment regulations establishing "temporary restrictions"
lasting a maximum of 30 days. The Majles must
approve any extensions of such restrictions. Members
cannot transfer their individual responsibilities, and
the Assembly as a whole cannot delegate its power to
make law. The Majles cannot debate an "urgent
project or bill"-the implementations of which cannot
be delayed for the customary 10-day Council of
Guardians' review period-unless the Council is
present during the debate and presents its views on the
acceptability of the text under consideration.II 25X1
The constitution also provides that legislative sessions
be open to the public and press unless a closed session is
called at the request of the prime minister, a cabinet
member, or 10 Assembly members. Three-fourths of
the members must approve any measures adopted in
closed session, two-thirds in open session. The Majles
may require the president, the prime minister, or any
minister to attend a session to answer questions and
may allow them to make statements in support of their
positions. II 25X1
Members of the Assembly serve a four-year term and
are considered accountable to the whole nation. They
are authorized to address all domestic and foreign
issues, but they are not liable to prosecution or arrest
for their remarks during debate or for their votes. Any
member who decides to resign is given 15 days to
reconsider-a provision carried over from the Shah's
Structure
The Assembly's major officers-elected by the mem-
bership-include the speaker, three assistant speakers,
six secretaries, and three "supply and procurement"
officers. The Assembly also has a public relations
office
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Assembly Speaker Ali Akbar Unclassified
Hashemi-Rafsanjani
The Majles meets three days a week for debate-
Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (occasionally
Thursday)-and three days for committee work. The
combination of routine absences and those of clerics
returning home for the next day's religious services
makes obtaining a quorum (180 members) difficult on
Thursdays. Friday is a holiday. The speaker holds a
press conference from 1600 to 1800 each Monday. A
typical Majles session opens with "preagenda" an-
nouncements and speeches that often raise parochial
issues, followed by readings from the Qoran, remarks
by the speaker, and the items on the day's agenda=
The Majles' interim operating rules first provided for
the division of the membership into 10 committees of
22 members; each led by a five-man subcommittee.
Many of those elected to the subcommittee posts were
IRP members or supporters. The responsibilities of the
10 committees are not known. On 6 August-two
weeks after opening for debate-the Assembly an-
nounced its reorganization-apparently by lottery-
into 28 committees of seven to 11 members each. These
committees deal with administration and equipment,
Revolutionary Council affairs, roads and transporta-
tion, national guidance, health and welfare, cultural
revolution plans, reconstruction crusade affairs, hous-
ing and urban development, foreign affairs, defense,
economics and finance, justice, interior, oil, and Arti-
cle 90 (investigation of complaints against the oper-
ations of the Majles, judiciary, or executive). The
duties of the other 13 committees are not known.
Several of the committees named have asked for com-
ments and suggestions from the public. A seven-mem-
ber committee was elected on 2 October to study the
hostage issue
Elections and Factions
Like the other steps the Khomeini regime has taken
toward a new form of government, the Assembly elec-
tions-held in March and May 1980-were controver-
sial. Critics complained that the two-round format
favored the fundamentalist Islamic Republic Party,
that the national media and Friday prayer sessions
touted IRP candidates, that local pro-Khomeini of-
ficials indiscriminately filled out ballots for the illit-
erate in favor of fundamentalist candidates, and that
voting results were altered. Official inquiry commis-
sions were set up after both rounds, but an objective
review never took place
Unrest in minority-populated regions and other areas
resulted in the cancellation of voting in some constitu-
encies. Only about 240 of the 270 seats were filled.
Several members were later removed, when voting in
their constituencies was nullified or their credentials
were rejected during the first sessions of the new
Assembly. Most of those removed were outspoken crit-
ics of the fundamentalists. Prime Minister Rajai told
an interviewer on 2 November that there may soon be
an announcement about holding byelections in
unrepresented constituencies not in the war zone. But
the approval of the credentials of M. A. Tatari from
Zahedan in early September suggests that some sort of
selection process may already be occurring.
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Islamic fundamentalists who are either members of the
Islamic Republic Party or are sympathetic to it domi-
nate the Assembly. The factional breakdown-before
expulsions-was approximately as follows:
IRP and supporters 130 to 140
Other fundamentalists and in-
dependents
Secular moderates, coalesced
around former Prime Minister
Bazargan
Leftists and minorities (includ-
ing two Armenians and one rep-
resentative each for Zoroas-
trians, Jews, and Christians) 20
Unknown
30 to 40 (u)
Seats are now held by 228 members. IRP members and
supporters still number 170 to 180, of whom about a
dozen are said to be extreme hardliners. Minority .
representation has been reduced, but moderates num-
ber about 30 and have mustered the support of as many
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Debates
According to a Majles member, "Recent chaotic ses-
sions show the Majles to be a place, not of rational
discussions between rational men, but a place of hum-
drum accusations and counteraccusations pouring on
members from all sides.'
The initial sessions of the Assembly, which opened for
debate in mid-July after several weeks of procedural
discussions including reviews of members' credentials,
have been characterized by disorder and high emotion.
They have been punctuated by parliamentary maneu-
vers by Assembly leaders which have been designed to
impart some organization to the proceedings. Most
members are inexperienced and feel compelled to play
to what they believe are Khomeini's desires, to under-
score their own revolutionary credentials, and to dis-
credit political rivals. Debate has been heated; individ-
ual members have occasionally come to blows. I
Political rivalries and insecurities are so intense that
the Assembly cannot either address substantive issues
on their merits or make decisions on controversial
matters without explicit guidance from Khomeini or
behind-the-scenes direction from parliamentary lead-
ers. Control of the Assembly is made more difficult
because even the pro-Khomeini Islamic Republic Par-
ty faction is not well organized or cohesive. Ayatollah
Beheshti, the leader of the IRP faction-although he is
not a Majles member-has publicly admitted that he
cannot impose parliamentary discipline on the IRP
delegates, much less on the party's sympathizers
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The first Assembly sessions indicate that Beheshti and
his allies are relying instead on Ayatollah Hashemi-
Rafsanjani, the speaker of the Majles, to control the
course of debates-which he has done, in part, by
turning off members' microphones. He seems to settle
most disputes by citing the constitution or the Majles'
interim operating rules-the permanent "constitu-
tion" of the Majles is still under study. Rafsanjani has
prevented some representatives from raising local
problems that would highlight to the television au-
dience the regime's inability to cope with many of the
people's problems.0 25X1
The Majles schedule has been dominated by consider-
ation of the hostage issue and, lately, by the war with
Iraq. Its work has been interrupted by members' trips
to the front. In addition to these two main concerns,
issues before the Assembly have included the inves-
tigation of Iranian embassies and news reports issued
by all organizations, the status of the Army and
Revolutionary Guard, elimination of income taxes for
military personnel, pensions for retired government
employees and military personnel, irrigation regula-
tions for fallow land, regulations for the purchase of
needed equipment, formulas for resolving land owner-
ship disputes, administration of the national media,
bank loans for development in tribal areas, and regula-
tions for foreign trade. 25X1
The Hostage Debates
Despite warnings that the issue might be drawn out
over weeks or months, the Majles dealt with the US
hostage issue expeditiously-probably because of
Ayatollah Khomeini's 12 September outline of con-
ditions for their release and guidance by Rafsanjani
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The committee was chosen by secret ballot from a list
of 40 nominees-a procedure that allowed the Majles
leadership to manipulate the results. Those chosen
were well-connected fundamentalists likely not only to
agree among themselves, but also to be in tune with the
plans of Khomeini's closest advisers. The committee's
spokesman, Musavi-Khoeiniha, had been Khomeini's
personal link with the militants at the US Embassy.
Hojjat-ol Islam Mohammad
Musavi-Khoeiniha
and other clerical and lay figures close to the central
power structure, who led the debate in favor of setting
terms for their release. The most vocal opponents were
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The Majles decided to address the hostage issue
through a seven-member special committee-operat-
ing under "terms of reference" set by the legislature-
without contacts with representatives of the United
States and mainly in sessions open to the public. The
guidance provided by the Assembly required the com-
mittee to examine the nature of relations with the
United States over the past 20 to 30 years and the
activities of each of the US hostages during their tours
of duty in Iran.II 25X1
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In late October the Majles received the committee's
report, and on 2 November-after several debates as
well as failure on two occasions to achieve a quorum-
it adopted terms based on Khomeini's guidance with-
out a formal rollcall vote. Debate had been heated,
with members calling for trials and the execution of
guilty hostages, a US apology for its activities in Iran,
withdrawal of US radar planes from the Persian Gulf
area, as well as indefinite postponement of the hostage
debate. In the end, however, recalcitrant hardliners
were unable to prevent a vote or to add conditions to
those originally laid down by Khomeini. 25X1
The Majles resolution passed further responsibility for
the hostages to the government of Prime Minister
Rajai. The issue may be returned to the Assembly,
however, if the government decides the US response to
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Appendix
Members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly *
This appendix lists the names of all individuals be-
lieved to have been elected to the Majles, including
those known to have been expelled. Since only 228
members now hold seats, several others included in this
list and not designated as expelled are believed to have
lost their seats or resigned. 25X1
* Notations indicating that members hold leadership positions in
committees numbered from one to 10 refer to the Majles' first
structure, which was changed in August. Information or the officers,
membership, and duties of the 28 committees established after the
change in structure is fragmentary. Spellings of names reflect the
recommendation of the Office of Central Reference, but they may
not be linguistically authentic because they were compiled from
translations from several languages. Some variant spellings have
been included. Spellings of place names are generally those approved
by the US Board of Geograp ames. Those marked with an
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Abas-Fard, Mohammad Reza
Abasi, Mohammad Reza
Abasi, Sheikh Abas
Abd al-Karimi, Seifollah
Abdiput, Qadr
Abedinzadeh, Kamal
Abu-Torabi-Fard, Seyyed Abas
Afshar, Ali Itaqiqat
Akmadi-Froshadi, Seyyed Mehdi
Alamalhodai, Baha-ed-Din
Alifur, Asadollah
Alizadeh, Ahmad
Alvin, Morteza
Amiri, (First name unknown)
Amin-Nasiri, Mohammad Reza
Ansari, Hosein
Aqa-Rahimi, Abol Hamid
Ardabili, Hojjat-ol Islam (First name unknown)
Astaki, Rahman
Atari, (First name unknown)
Kuhdasht
Kuhdasht
Minab
Sar Dasht and Piran Shar
Khvoy
Critical of regular military and gen-
darmes for not helping the
Revolutionary Guard also critical of the
Fedayeen, Mojahedin, and Tudeh.
Qasvin
Berizak
Ardebil
Ilam
Qaemshahr
Spokesman, committee nine; Secretary
General of outlawed party associated
with Ayatollah Shariat-Madari; "the
people demand a decision on the hos-
tages as soon as possible."
Secretary, committee three.
Secretary of Majles.
Astaneh *
Neyshabur
"War with the US is permanent";
return the Shah's relatives, who are
plotting, and Iran's wealth, and the
hostages will be released; critical of
Bani-Sadr's provisional government;
but spoke in favor of setting terms for
the hostages' release.
Resigned because of "polarization and
intimidation," but stayed at
Rafsanani's request; pro-Bani-Sadr;
imprisoned 13 years under the Shah.
Probably the same as Ayatollah
Musavi-Ardabili.
Former Economy and Finance Minister
under the Khomeini regime.
Accused Ayatollah Shariat-Madari of
complicity in mid-1980 military plot;
said Bazargan and other "nationalists"
fear Islam.
Shahr-e Kord
Arak
IRP hardliner; head, committee eight;
anti-Bani-Sadr; not ready to negotiate
on the hostages "because the US is an
infidel"; if the US "persists, we will try
the hostages." Even if they are not all
guilty, "we would have a duty" to
consider them guilty "because they are
US agents."
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Baba-Safari, Mohammad Reza Barkheh and Mayamey
Bahonar, Hojjzt-ol Islam Mohammad Javad Tehran
Baksh, (First name unknown) Baluchestan
Baqani, Asqar Sabzevar
Bebehani, Mohammad Zeyd
Beheshti, Ahmad
Belayati, Ali Akbar
Besharat, Mohammad Taqi
Besharati, Ali Mohammad
Spokesman, committee five; member,
cultural revolution committee; IRP
founding member; was Revolutionary
Council member.
IRP member; Majles secretary; "The
hostage issue is unimportant so long as
the war with Iraq goes on; [Iran must]
continue to oppose the US. No negotia-
tions with the US while the Assembly is
debating the hostage issue."
Former Prime Minister; leads Majles'
moderates; voted against Rajai becom-
ing prime minister.
Bardav-e Mahshahr Resigned in early September.
Fasa Deputy head, committee five.
See Ali Akbar Valayati.
Semirom
Jahrom
Cheraqzadeh-Dezfuli, Ali Reza Ramhormoz
Dahemi, Mohsen Khodabandeh *
Danesh, Mohammad Kazem Andimeshk and Shush
Danesh, Qolam Reza
Dastqeib, Gohar al-Sharia Tehran
Dehqan, Ali Akbar Torbat-e Jam
Dehqan, Yadollah Ahar
Dialameh, Abdol Hamid Mashhad
Didegah, Nazar Mohammad Iranshahr
Dori-Najafabadi, Hojjat-ol Islam Qurban Ali Ardal, Mizdal,* and Tiyar *
Emami-Kashani, Hojjat-ol Islam Mohammad Aqa Kashan
Former deputy chief of Kurdish Demo-
cratic Party; pro-Tudeh; expelled from
Majles.
Majles "will never allow the hostages to
escape justice."
Member, Supreme Defense Council
(military adviser to Khomeini); respon-
sible for Khuzestan defenses; former
Defense Minister and Revolutionary
Guard leader.
Spokesman, committee two.
Spokesman, committee three; female.
Member of Majles "presidium";
wanted closed hostage debate; "`the
people' should attend hostage trials as
observers"; opposed forming a special
hostage committee.
Secretary, committee six.
Member of Majles committee to choose
the prime minister; possible member,
foreign affairs committee.
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Accused Majles of "creating more
problems" than it solves.
Deputy Agriculture Minister in April
1980; advocated army purge after sum-
mer 1980 plot.
Credentials rejected; had been sec-
retary, committee nine.
Fardpur-Machiyani, Mohammad
Farpur, Qasan
Former Foreign Minister Ghotbzadeh
was arrested for "telling only one-
thousandth of the truth"; Rafsanjani
has been preventing me from address-
ing the Majles; former Director of the
national broadcasting media.
Fazel, Mohammad
Babol
Fedai, Esmail
Sarband
Spokesman, committee four.
Ferdowsipur, Esmail
Ferdows
Secretary, committee one.
Foruhar, Daryush
Minister of Labor under Bazargan;
Minister of State in Bani-Sadr interim
cabinet; Mellat Party leader.
Golzadeh-Qasuri, (cleric) Ali
Guktapeh, Beyt Oshana
Assyrian and Chaldean Christians
Habibi, Hasan Ebrahim
Tehran
Former Revolutionary Council spokes-
man; IRP member; former Culture and
Higher Education Minister under
Khomeini; candidate for prime min-
ister; a moderate.
"We should pay more attention to
foreign affairs"; spoke in favor of set-
ting terms for releasing the hostages.
Haerizadeh, Seyyed Abolhasan
Birjand
Haj Seyed Javadi, Ahmad Sadr
Qasvin
Former Interior and Justice Minister
under Khomeini regime.
Secretary, committee one; spoke in
favor of setting terms for release of the
hostages.
Hamudi, Seyyed Abu Taleb
Hamjani, Mohammad Reza
See Mahmud Rezai-Hanji.
Haqani, Hojjat-ol Islam Qolan Hosein
Called for purge of army after summer
1980 plot; critical of Foreign and
National Guidance Ministries.
Hasani, Jojjat-ol Islam Qolan Reza
Urumiyeh
Critical of security in the northwest and
of the Kurdish Democratic Party; lead-
ing local pro-Khomeini cleric; claims
"99 percent of the members of the
Majles" want hostage trials; called for
"delay of the hostage debate to frus-
trate President Carter's reelection
plans."
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Hashemi-Rafsanjani, Ayatollah Ali Akbar Tehran Speaker of Majles; head, committee
three; IRP founding member.
Hejazi, Hojjat-ol Islam Fakhr ed-Din Tehran Former editor and preacher; IRP mem-
ber; critical of USSR for supplying Iraq
and of UN call for cease-fire.
Herai-Tarshiri, Mohammad Rasht See Mohammad Khazai-Turshizi.
Herati, Hosein Sabzevar "Assembly completely supports the
militants at the Embassy."
Heydari, Abas Bushehr
Heydari, Mohammad Ali Nahavand
Hojati, Seyyed Sajad Mianeh
Hojati-Kermani, Mohammad Javad Tehran Friday prayer leader in Kerman; active
in anti-Shah movement.
Hoseini, Abol Hasan Minudasht *
Hoseini, Seyyed Mohammad Hasan Marv Dasht Same as Seyyed Ahmad Hoseini-
Arsanjani?
Hoseini, Mohammad Taqi (Baluchestan va Sistan Province)
Hoseini-Arsanjani, Seyyed Ahmad Marv Dasht
Hoseini-Khamenei, Hojjat-ol Islam Seyyed Mashhad
Mohammad
Hoseini-Lavasani, Mohammad Bakr Tehran
Hoseini-Miyandahi, Abol Qasem Bandar Anzali
Hoseini-Naini, Shams-ed-Din Nain
Hoseini-Rameshi, Mohammad Hosein Esfahan
Hoseini-Tabatabai, Mohammad Taqi Zabol
Hoseini-Vaez, (First name unknown) Ramiyan *
Jafari, (First name unknown)
Jalali, Abdol Hosein Neyshabur
Deputy head, committee two; member
of seven-man hostage committee; mem-
ber, assembly of experts that reviewed
the draft constitution; brother of Ali
Khamenei, Assembly member for
Tehran.
Spokesman, committee 10.
"Continuation of the hostage issue is
not in our interest ... reach a speedy
decision."
Javadi-Shajuni, Jafar Karaj Spokesman, committee eight.
Javanmardi, Asadollah Mianeh Credentials rejected.
Kachaturian, (First name unknown) Armenians (Esfahan and south)
Kamalnia, Mohammad Taqi Quchan Secretary, committee six.
Karami, Fuad Ahvaz Spokesman, committees one and two;
member economic and finance com-
mittee; the "first duty of Majles is the
hostage debate"; "we are waging all-
out war on the US"; some members of
the assembly are "un-Islamic."
Karimi, Mohammad Reza Dasht-e Azadegan *
Karimi-Bizhani, Emad-ed-Din Now Shahr, Alamdeh, and Chalus
Katirai, Mostafa (Morteza?)
Majles procurement officer; former
Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
under Khomeini regime.
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Kashdi, Seyyed Jafar Hojjat
Neyriz and Estahban
Secretary, committee five.
Kermani, Ayatollah/Hojjat-Ol Islam Hosein
Badeh
Khomeini's representative in Kordestan
and Kermanshahan Provinces.
Khalatian, Heraybr
Armenians (north)
Khalili, Mohammad
Baft
Khalkhali, Ayatollah Sadeq
Qom
Controversial Islamic judge; in charge
of antidrug action; "all the hostages are
spies"; they should be freed in return
for spare parts before 4 November; "the
army deserves respect" (29 July).
Khalkhali, Qafur
The Fedayeen are "an insult to Islam";
complained officially about IRP paper
"slandering" of Majles members.
Khamenei, Ayatollah/Hojjat-ol Islam Seyyed
Mohammad Ali
Tehran
Member, seven-man hostage com-
mittee; may be on nine-man foreign
affairs committee; Tehran Friday
prayer leader; member Supreme De-
fense Council (Military adviser to
Khomeini); was Deputy Defense Min-
ister under Khomeini regime; IRP
founding member; brother of Seyyed
Mohammad Hoseini-Khamenei,
Majles member from Mashhad.
Khani, Hosein
Bandar Anzali
Credentials Rejected.
Khamenehi, Seyyed Mohammad
See Seyyed Mohammad Hoseini-
Khamenei.
Khazai-Turshizi (Torshidi? or Herai-Tarshiri),
Mohammad
Rasht
Secretary, committee eight; "Hostages
represent US interference in Iran and
deserve a `severe decision."'
Khoiniha, Hojjat-ol Islam Seyyed Mohammad
(Khoeinina, Khoeni)
Tehran
See Seyyed Mohammad Musavi-
Khoeinina.
Khudai, Mohammad Hadi (Abd-?)
Mashhad
"The hostages are spies."
Khoshnevis, Esmail
Ardebil
Secretary, committee two.
Kiavosh, Seyyed Mohammad
Ahvaz
Deputy head, committee six; defended
army after summer 1980 plot; member,
Assembly of Experts that reviewed the
draft constitution; father-in-law of new
Petroleum Minister Ebrahimi.
Kumaleh, Abdol Karim
Langarud
Opposed forming a special committee
on the hostages.
Lahuti-Eshkuri, Ayatollah/Hojjat-ol Islam Hasan
Rasht
Head, committee six; headed
Revolutionary Guards until late
November 1979; a moderate who is
pro-Shariat-Madari.
Madani, Ahmad
Kerman
Former Defense Minister, navy head,
and Khuzestan governor; credentials
rejected; now in exile and opposed to
Khomeini.
Mahmudi, Morteza
Qasr-e Shirin
Called for stronger defenses in western
Iran.
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Manuchehri, Abas Abu Saidi
Masrollahi, Mohammad
Masumi, Ali Akbar
Deputy head, committee nine.
The Majles should send a formal
communique to the US, and if it is
rejected, try the hostages and execute
those who are spies.
Mehdizadeh-Mahalati, Hojjat-ol Islam/Ayatollah Mahallat Spokesman, committee eight; may have
Fazlollah been a member of selection committee
for prime minister; Khomeini's rep-
resentative to the Revolutionary
Guard; "Majles should decide before
the special hostage committee begins
work whether a hard line should be
taken"; (2 Nov) releasing the hostages
is a "pardon" for them, not the US.
Moadikhah, Hojjat-ol Islam Abdol Hamid (Abdol Tehran Head, committee nine; IRP supporter;
Majid ?) Islamic judge; said those who opposed
the arrest of former Foreign Minister
Ghotbzadeh are "counterrevolu-
tionaries"; called for more purges of the
military.
Moarefizadeh, Ali Khorramshahr
Mohajerani, Seyyed Ataollah Shiraz Embassy occupation was a "second
revolution"; critical of secular political
forces and Iran's foreign policy.
Mohammadi, Ali Aqa Hamadan Labeled "opposition deputy" by Tehran
Domestic Service; "will regard the gov-
ernment as responsible only when it can
carry out its duties; try [Roeder] first
for bombing in Vietnam... Apply Mus-
lim law to hostages ... spying punished
by death ... only those who favored
Embassy seizure should be on the
special hostage committee."
Mohammadi, Jafar The US is a "rat"; favors hostage trials
and execution of those found guilty.
Mohammadi, Mohammad Gorgan "Struggling Muslims Movement"
member; close to Embassy militants;
objected to holding a closed Majles
debate on the hostages, fate; accused of
ties to Mojahedin; "trial of hostages
should be trial of worldwide US
actions."
Moinfar, Ali Akbar Tehran Former Oil Minister and Planning and
Budget Minister under Khomeini re-
gime; a moderate.
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Montazeri-Najafabadi, Hojjat-ol Islam Mohammad Najafabad Deputy head, committee three; son of
Ali Ayatollah Hosein Montazeri; member
of nine-man foreign affairs committee;
alternate Majles representative to Su-
preme Defense Council; (2 Nov) re-
lease the hostages now, when Iran can
get the largest concessions from the US.
Mostavafi-Kashani, Seyyed Ahmad Nantaz * and Qamsar
Motahari, Mohammad Taqi Farmand Credentials questioned;
Motaki, Manuchehr Bandar Turkomen, Kord Kuy, Bandar- Secretary, committee four; member
e, Gaz, and Gomishan foreign affairs committee.
Movahedi, Mohammad Ali Kerman Spokesman, committe six; member Na-
tional Oil Company board of directors;
the Majles will add "secondary" con-
ditions for the hostages' release to those
set out by Khomeini.
Mullahzadeh, Ahmad Gonabad We "must not let the hostage problem
scare us"; most are spies.
Musavi, Abdol Vahed Larestan
Musavi, Seyyed Fakhr-ed-Din Ardebil
Musavi, Seyyed Hosein Tabriz See Mir Hosein Musavi-Khamenei.
Musavi-Ardabili, Ayatollah Abdul Karim Member of former Revolutionary
Council; prosecutor general.
Musavi-Bojnurdi, Seyyed Mohammad Kazem Tehran Member of seven-man hostage com-
mittee; appointed Revolutionary Guard
chief by Bani-Sadr in late June 1980,
but quickly resigned; leader of anti-
Shah Islamic Nations Party, had been
sentenced to death in 1966; had Tudeh
endorsement in second round voting for
Majles; pro-Khomeini; any defects in
Iranian society are the fault of the US.
Musavi-Jahanabadi, Hosein Mashhad Hostage taking is revolutionary.
Musavi-Khamenei, Seyyed Mir Hosein Tabriz Rajai's nominee for Foreign Minister,
rejected by Bani-Sadr; IRP Central
Council member; active in Islamic
newspapers; member of former
Revolutionary Council; was anti-Shah
movement activist.
Musavi-Khurasani, Hojjat-ol Islam (First name un-
known)
Musavi-Khoeiniha, Hojjat-ol Islam Seyyed Tehran Assistant speaker of Majles; head of
Mohammad (Ashgar?) (Musavi-Khoini, Khoiniha, seven-man hostage committee; may be
and Khoeini) on nine-man foreign affairs committee;
Khomeini's representative to the mili-
tants at the US Embassy; "Majles
should decide before the special com-
mittee begins work whether to adopt a
hard line on the hostage issue"; was in
favor of setting terms for release of the
hostages.
Musavi-Lorestani, Seyyed Javad Dalgan
Musavi-Shazli, (First name unknown) Tarem-e Safla
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Secretary, committee nine; claims
Khomeini told him Bazargan lied about
getting permission for contacts with the
US; (2 Nov) "This is not the time to
release the hostages."
Musavi-Zargar, Musa Robat Kavim Minister of Health in November 1979
cabinet.
Nasrollahi, Mohammad Gorgan
Najafi, Qodrat Shahreza
Narafi, Ali (Naravi) Khorasan Province
Accused the Khomeini regime of un-
justly arresting former Foreign Min-
ister Ghotbzadeh and claimed to have
evidence of other "constitutional viola-
tions" and of torture of prisoners.
Nateq-Nuri, Hojjat-ol Islam Ali Akbar Nureh Member, seven-man hostage com-
mittee; IRP central council member;
rejected by Bani-Sadr as Rajai's In-
terior Minister; if the US reaction to
Iran's conditions for the hostages' re-
lease is positive, they will be freed; if
negative, they will be tried.
Nazari, Seyyed Abdol Mohammad Bandar-e Lengeh
Nowruzi, Kazem Amol Assistant speaker of Majles; critical of
US "interference" in Iran; hostage
taking was in Iran's favor."
Nowruzi, Mohammad Gonbad-e Qabus
Oladi-Mosalman, Habibollah Asgar Tehran Supervisor of the Endowment Orga-
nization in 1980.
Omid-Najafabadi, Fatollah Esfahan
Paknezhad, Seyyed Reza Yazd
Parvaresh, Ali Akbar Esfahan
Oaimi, (First name unknown)
Oaimi-Amiri, Hasan Ali
Qafari, Hadi
Assistant speaker of Majles; member,
seven-man hostage committee; deputy
head, committee seven; permanent
Majles member of Supreme Defense
Council; member of Assembly of Ex-
perts that reviewed the draft constitu-
tion; "the revolutionary offensive
should continue"; favors hostage trials;
"will take a harder line if the US
persists in its course."
Same as below ?
Head, committee five.
The people "demand resolution of the
hostage issue as soon as possible," but
not necessarily their release. "They
should be subject to Islamic principles";
a hardliner, controls the Tehran morn-
ing newspaper Azadegan; opponent of
Mujahedin and Fedayeen; son of a
famous Ayatollah killed under the
Shah.
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Qafari, Mohammad Shahpur
Qafari-Qarabagh(i), Mir Ali Akbar Urumiyeh
Qazanfarpur, Ahmad Langan
Qasemi, Hojjat-ol Islam Abdol Wahab Sari
Qashqai, Khosro Khan Eqlid Qashqai tribal leader; anti-Khomeini;
credentials rejected.
Rahemi, Seyyed Fakhr-ed-Din Pol-e Dokhtar Hardliner, "spy-hostages should be
tried and executed, nonspies tried and
released with conditions"; Majles is
"unhealthy" because of weak executive
branch; "first Majles priority is im-
plementation of constitution."
Rahmani, Ayatollah Hosein Ali (Rahabi or Rahahi, (Kordestan Province) Moderate Shia Kurd, member of
Mohammad Ali or Mohsen) Assembly of Experts that reviewed the
draft constitution; Majles' conditions
for the hostages' release "will be
acceptable to the US."
Rahmani, Qahreman Takestan Opposed Yadollah Sahabi's call during
hostage debate for contacts with the
US.
Rajai, Mohammad Ali Tehran Prime Minister; was head, committee
seven; IRP member; Education Min-
ister under Bazargan.
Ramazani-Khorshid-Dust, Reza Rasht Opposed secret Majles sessions on the
hostages because it would be suspected
of "collusion and compromise."
Ranjbar-Chuyeh, Mohammad Taqi Sovme-Sara
Rashidian, Mohammad Abadan The US and Western Europe have
"formed a united front to defeat Iran's
Islamic Revolution."
Razavi-Ardakani, Seyyed Abu Fazd Sepehran Leftists and provocateurs are trying to
create dissidence in tribes of the
southwest.
Rehaian, Mohammad Javad Zanjan
Rezai-Hanji, Mahmud Karaj See Mohammed Reza Hamjani.
Rigi, Khosro Khash Baluchi tribal leader; credentials re-
jected; accused of ties with US; deputy
for Zahedan under the Shah.
Ruhani, Hasan (Faridun ?) Semnan Spokesman, committee four; said he
had more evidence related to summer
1980 military plot.
Sabaqian, Mohammad Hashem Tehran Vice Premier and Interior Minister
under Khomeini regime; head of review
group for proposals sent to former
Revolutionary Council; a moderate.
Sadeqi, Mohammad Hosein Dorud *
Sadeqi-Givi, (First name unknown) Khalkhal
Sadeqi, Qasem Mashhad
Sadr-Mabavi, Rampur Kashmar
Safai, Latif Eslamabad Called for stronger defenses in western
Iran.
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Sahabi, Yadollah Tehran Moderate, close to Bazargan; often
acted as Majles speaker before election
of Rafsanjani; former Minister of State
for Revolutionary Affairs; was Min-
ister of State for Plan and Budget
Organization under the Khomeini re-
gime; "It is dangerous for us not to
contact" the US during hostage
negotiations.
Salamatian, Ahmad Esfahan Moderate, close to Bani-Sadr; labeled
"opposition" member by Tehran press;
was Foreign Affairs Ministry political
undersecretary under Khomeini.
Salimi, Reza Opposed to holding the hostages with-
out "defining their fate."
Salmani-Zaraji, Mohammad Hosein Songhor
Sami-Kermani, Kazem Tehran Minister of Health and Welfare under
the Khomeini regime; psychiatrist;
heads Red Lion and Sun Society; politi-
cal moderate; had Tudeh endorsement
in second round Majles voting.
Seyfi, Mikail Rudbar
Shabastri, Mohammad Shabestar
Shabastri, Mohsen Mojtahed (Mohammad Mojtahed Tehran
Shabestani?)
The US Government is "in no way
concerned about the hostages" but is
opposed to Iran; (2 November) this is
not the time to release the hostages.
Shahabadi, Mehdi Tehran Deputy head, committee eight.
Shahcheraqi, Seyyed Hasan Damgheh Majles secretary; secretary, committee
three.
Shahreki, Qolam Ali (Shahrohki) Zabol Wants better medical facilities for his
constituents.
Shahrhi, Abdol Karim Darab Secretary, committee eight; wants
counter-(US) espionage centers set up
in mosques.
Shahrohki, Mohammad Taqi Khorramabad
Shahryari, Mir Bahzad Rud Baran
Shariat-Falavarjari, (First name unknown) Falavarjan
Shariati, Hasan Boin Zahra ?
Sherafat, Seyyed Javad
Shuquni, Hojjat-ol Islam (First name unknown)
Shojai, Hai Mohammad
Wants closer ties to Libya.
Resigned because of "polarization and
intimidation," but stayed at
Khomeini's request; may be Zanjan
deputy labeled "opposition" member in
Tehran press.
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Shojaian, Samad Mamasani *
Sobhanollahi, Mohammad Ali Tabriz
Tabatabai-Nezhad, Nurollah Ardestan "Enemies of Islam try to weaken
Majles by infiltrating agents into posi-
tions of power."
Taheri, Rajah Ali Kazerun "Revolutionary Council was influenced
by leftists"; may be Revolutionary
Guard commander for Fars Province.
Tajgardan, Bahrain Gachsaran and Kohkiluyeh
Taleqani, Azam Alai Tehran Mojahedin representative; daughter of
late Ayatollah Taleqani; a moderate.
Tatari, Mohammad Ali Zahedan Credentials approved in early Septem-
ber. May have been elected in an
unreported byelection.
Tavakoli, Ahmad Bushehr Rajai's Minister of Labor and Social
Affairs; Majles secretary; deputy head,
committee one; "Occupation of US
Embassy vital to Iran because it ex-
posed leftist aims. The hostage com-
mittee should investigate all agree-
ments between the Shah and the US.
Guilty hostages should be tried and the
rest released. The first Majles task is to
clarify government duties. Iran must
have an Islamic prime minister"; had
ties to Mujahedin; adviser to
Revolutionary Guard.
Tavakoli, Jafar Golpayegan and Komsar Credentials rejected; had defeated
Khomeini's representative in Komsar
for the seat.
Tayebi, Mohammad Hosein Asfarvarin
Urumiyan, Ali Maragheh
Vaezi, Farajollah Abhar
Valayati, Ali Akbar Tehran Majles procurement officer; hardline
IRP member; critical of Bazargan gov-
ernment's US contacts; says Iran is not
supporting the Palestinians actively
enough; "hostage-taking reinforced the
spirit of Muslim and oppressed
peoples."
Yar-Mohammadi, Ali Reza Bam Majles procurement officer; the con-
ditions for the hostages' release will
allow President Carter to be reelected.
Yazdi, Ebrahim Shiraz Head, committee four; spokesman of
the Investigation Committee for Majles
members' credentials; was Vice Pre-
mier for Revolutionary Affairs and
Foreign Minister under Bazargan;
"during hostage trials we should re-
quest social compensation, our billions
in US banks, and the Pahlavi wealth"; a
moderate who voted against Rajai's
becoming prime minister; favored set-
ting terms for release of the hostages.
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Yazdi, Ayatollah/Hojjat-ol Islam Mohammad Qom Head, committee two; member, seven-
man hostage committee; member of
committee for selecting the prime min-
ister and said Rajai was "self-willed
and inexperienced"; "not all the hos-
tages should be used. In itself hostage-
taking is wrong," but "it is the right of
the people to take custody" of spies
"until their true position has been
clarified."
Zarhani, Seyyed Ahmad Dezful
Zati, Abol Qasem Tabas
Zehn-Ali, Shokrollah Behbahan "My guess is that the Majles will vote
unanimously for (hostage) trials."
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