چکیده:
A11umln1 that the advancement and survival or every societydepends on Its elite, the author attempts to study the class position or the members of parliament ln the lslamlc Republic or Iran. Indotn1 so, be takes advantaae or available 1tati1tlcs on Jobs or MPs and their family base, their educational background as well a1 a1e, sender and polltical afflllation1. The article's primary question 11 to what extent has the Iranian elite arrecte~ decl1lon.·makln1 proces1es In the le1lslature and Judiciary? In author's viewpoint, despite the pre-revolution era when the royal court and secret formations were the main places for educatln1 elite, after theRevolution, the Majlls (Parliament) turned Into a center for ...educattn1 seasoned polltlclan1. In this context, many prt1ldent1 and mlnlsten were the former deputies or the Majlls. When 1tudyln1 role or cler1y In the Majlls and notln1 the down1wln1 In the nuinber or citric MPs, the author believes that the decrease ls rooted In a concurrent cban1e In social values of Iran. However, we must not perceive that the low number of clerlY ln the Majlls sl1nals their dwlndlln1 power, becau1e they still wield enormous power, determlnln1 the political a~d social fate of the country.
خلاصه ماشینی:
In addition, for a better understanding of changes taking place during the sixth Majlis, only jobs of MPs and their fathers in addition to their educational background as well as age, gender, relation between constituency and birthplace and political affiliations have been chosen out of many variables that could be compared.
2. Has the social base of legislature elites who have been elected by people (after going through vetting processes enforced by the Interior Ministry and Guardian Council) during the sixth terms of the parliament been acquired or appointed?
The first and second terms of the parliament were prone to changes resulting from the revolution and the Iran-Iraq war as well as martyrdom, death, resignation and rejection of credentials of a number of MPs. There were many runoff elections for the mentioned reasons.
The situation, however, gradually changed in such a way that members of the revolutionary bodies joined MPs. For example, out of 274 deputies entering the sixth Majlis in the first round of elections, 33 were commanders or members of the Islamic Republic Guards Corps or were members of it for a short time, while 25 held high posts at other revolutionary bodies including Bonyad Shahid (Martyr Foundation), the Office for Propagating Islamic Culture, Leader's office and so on.