The third National Consultative Assembly elections after Iranian Revolution

Iranian Revolution

The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...

 was held on April 8, 1988 and the first meeting was held on 29 May, 1988 in Parliament. Parliament Speaker was Hojatoleslam Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is an influential Iranian politician and writer, who was the fourth President of Iran. He was a member of the Assembly of Experts until his resignation in 2011...

, that after his election as President

President of Iran

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, Mehdi Karroubi

Mehdi Karroubi

Mehdi Karroubi is an influential Iranian reformist politician, democracy activist, mojtahed, and chairman of the National Trust Party. He was Chairman of the parliament from 1989 to 1992 and 2000 to 2004, and a presidential candidate in the 2005 and 2009 presidential elections.He is a founding...

 became the Speaker.The deputy speakers was: Hossein Hashemian and Asadollah Bayat-Zanjani

Asadollah Bayat-Zanjani

Grand Ayatollah Asadollah Bayat-Zanjani is an Iranian theologian, Islamic philosopher, writer and Grand marja of Islam...

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In this period and after revision of the constitution, the name of the National Consultative Assembly officially changed to the Islamic Consultative Assembly.