There are five reserved seats in the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) for the religious minorities. After the Persian Constitutional Revolution, the Constitution of 1906 provided for reserved parliamentary seats granted to the recognized religious minorities, a provision maintained after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. There are two seats for Armenians and one for each other minority: Assyrians, Jews and Zoroastrians. Given that the Bahá'í Faith is not recognized, they do not have seats in the parliament. Sunni Muslims have no specific reserved seats, but can take part in the ordinary election process at all constitutional levels. Sunni members of parliament are mostly from areas with strong Sunni ethnic minorities like Kurdistan and Baluchistan.
List
List of minority MPs in recent Majlis:
| Armenians (North) | Armenians (South) | Assyrian | Jewish | Zoroastrian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Hrair Khalatian | Hrach Khachatryan | Sargon Betoshana | Khosrow Naqi | Parviz Malekpur |
| 1984 | Vartan Vartanian | Artavaz Baghumian | Atour Khananichou | Manuchehr Kalimi-Nikruz | Parviz Malekpur |
| 1988 | Vartan Vartanian | Artavaz Baghumian | Atour Khananichou | Manuchehr Kalimi-Nikruz | Aflatun Ziyafat |
| 1992 | Vartan Vartanian | Artavaz Baghumian | Shamshoon Maqsudpour Sir | Kuros Keyvani | Parviz Ravani |
| 1996 | Vartan Vartanian | Artavaz Baghumian | Shamshoon Maqsudpour Sir | Manuchehr Eliasi | Parviz Ravani |
| 2000 | Levon Davidian | Georgik Abrahamian | Yonathan Betkolia | Maurice Motamed | Khosrow Dabestani |
| 2004 | Gevork Vartan | Robert Beglarian | Yonathan Betkolia | Maurice Motamed | Kourosh Niknam |
| 2008 | Gevork Vartan | Robert Beglarian | Yonathan Betkolia | Siyamak More Sedgh | Esfandiar Ekhtiyari |
| 2012 | Karen Khanlaryan | Robert Beglarian | Yonathan Betkolia | Siyamak More Sedgh | Esfandiar Ekhtiyari |
| 2016 | Karen Khanlaryan | Georgik Abrahamian | Yonathan Betkolia | Siyamak More Sedgh | Esfandiar Ekhtiyari |
| 2020 | Ara Shaverdian | Robert Beglarian | Sharli Anvieh | Homayoun Sameh | Esfandiar Ekhtiyari |
| 2024 | Ara Shaverdian | Gagard Mansourian | Charlie Anooyeh Tekyeh | Homayoun Sameh | Behshid Barkhodar |
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