Islamic Coalition Party

Islamic Coalition Party
Secretary-GeneralAsadollah Badamchian
Spiritual leaderRuhollah Khomeini (deceased)
Deputy Secretary-GeneralMohammad-Ali Amani
Head of Central CouncilMostafa Mir-Salim
Political deputyMohammad-Kazem Anbarlouei
FoundedApril 1963 (1963-04)
LegalisedDecember 11, 1990 (1990-12-11)
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
Newspaper
Guild wingUnion of Islamic Associations of Guilds and Bazaaris
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing
ReligionShia Islam
National affiliation
Continental affiliationInternational Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP)
Electoral alliances
Colors  Islamic green
Parliament
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Website
motalefeh.ir

The Islamic Coalition Party (ICP; Persian: حزب مؤتلفه اسلامی, romanized: ḥezb-e moʾtalefe-ye eslāmi) is a conservative liberal political party in Iran.

The ICP is the pivotal organization within Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader and is considered a lay ally of the influential Combatant Clergy Association. Though still very active and influential, the organization experienced a gradual elimination from political power after rise of new conservative rivals in the 2000s and some analysts dismiss it as something of a dinosaur heading for extinction.

One of the oldest among the active parties in Iran, the coalition represents older generations of conservatives, and its main base of support is among bazaari merchants and shopkeepers in Grand Bazaar of Tehran and other cities, petite bourgeoisie, and traditionalist clerics. It is probably the only political organization in Iran which possesses an organic relation with such a social base.

Morteza Motahhari member of the Party was from 1978 until 1979, the Chairman (Head) of the Council of the Islamic Revolution. Since 1979, ICP members have held high government offices and are influential players in the economy of Iran, dominating Iran Chamber of Commerce Industries and Mines (ICCIM) and having "a say in the appointment of the minister of commerce". The party has also interactions with Mostazafan Foundation, Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation and Mashhad-based Astan Quds Razavi.

The ICP is affiliated with parochial schools for boys and girls.