Founded 1999 | Headquarters Ahvaz, Iran | |
Secretary-General Jasem Shadidzadeh Tamimi Presidium January 9, 2003 (2003-01-09) Dissolved November 4, 2006 (2006-11-04) (Banned) Ideology Reformism
Arab nationalism | ||
Islamic Reconciliation Party or Al-Wefaq Islamic Party (Persian: حزب وفاق اسلامی, Arabic: حزب الوفاق الاسلامي) formerly named Reconciliation Committee (Arabic: لجنةالوفاق; Lejnat Al-Wefaq), was an Iranian local ethnic party associated with Arab minority in Khuzestan Province.
The party had candidates shared with the Islamic Iran Participation Front, and was described as its Arabic wing, won several seats in Ahvaz's City Council, as well as a seat in the Iranian Parliament.
Dissolution
On 4 November 2006, the Judicial system of Iran banned the party and declared it illegal on charges of "instigating unrest" and "opposing the system", being accused of fueling 2005 Ahvaz unrest. Following detention of some party members, a faction were radicalized and joined the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz which is a separatist militiant organization designated as a "terrorist organization" by Iran.