The Iran Novin Party () was a royalist political party in Iran and the country's ruling party for more than a decade, controlling both cabinet and the parliament from 1964 to 1975. The People's Party was regarded as its main opposition.
The party was "indistinguishable from the state", i.e. a party of power, with no coherent ideology or agenda. It was the main reason to deny opportunities to seek a popular following through nationalist or socialist appeals, although its pragmatism and opportunism were advantageous in recruiting.
It comprised technocrats and former civil servants; supported the Court (probably having been initiated by it), identifying with the policies of the Shah and self-proclaimed its role as "guardian" of the White Revolution (Pāsdār-e Enqelāb). This party was active from 1963 to 1975. In 1975, the Shah ordered the dissolution of all parties. According to the order of Mohammad Reza Shah, all parties should be merged into a single party called Rastakhiz Party. Shortly after the 1979 revolution, Mohammad Reza Shah wrote in his book Answer to History that the dissolution of parties was a wrong move. Hassan Ali Mansour and Amir-Abbas Hoveyda were two of the most famous leaders of this party.
Electoral history Legislature ElectionParty leaderParliamentSenateSeats+/− PosSeats+/− Pos1963Hassan Ali Mansur1st1st1967Amir-Abbas Hoveyda 401st1st1971 501st 21st
Local councils ElectionSeatsPos1968 1st1970 1st1972 1st
Leadership + Secretaries-GeneralNameTenureRefHassan Ali Mansur1963–1965Ataollah Khosravani1965–1969Manouchehr Kalali1969–1974Amir-Abbas Hoveyda1974–1975
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