The Hezbollah Assembly or Assembly of Hezbollah () was a parliamentary group in the Iranian Parliament between 1996 and 2000.

It has been described as "a moderate grouping of legislative members positioned in the counterpoint of Hezbollah [fraction]" and a "parliamentary alliance" between the modernist right and the Islamic left.

Hezbollah Assembly

Its leader was Abdollah Nouri, who was later succeeded by Majid Ansari.

Hezbollah Assembly

Political position

It was founded in 1996 mainly by the candidates included in the electoral list of the right-wing Executives of Construction, which according to Banks et al., is believed to have won 90 to 100 seats. Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Organization was another major group in the parliamentary group with some 30 seats, according to Wilfried Buchta. Members of the Worker House were also in the parliamentary group.

Hezbollah Assembly

The group was supportive of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and endorsed Mohammad Khatami in his successful bid for 1997 Iranian presidential election, before declaring their support for candidacy of Mir-Hossein Mousavi.

References

Iranian Parliament fractions

1996 establishments in Iran

2000 disestablishments in Iran

5th legislature of the Islamic Republic of Iran