Opening Ceremony of Iran's 9th Majlis
Iran's 9th parliament (Majlis) was kicked off Sunday morning in the presence of several high-ranking officials, foreign ambassadors and 288 newly elected MPs.
Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf (left) and Chief of Iran’s National Police Forces, Esmail Ahmadi-Moqaddam (right)
Iranian Army commanders and Mehdi Chamran, Chairman of the City Council of Tehran in opening ceremony of Iran's 9th Majlis
Iranian MPs attend the opening session of Iran's new parliament in Tehran on May 27, 2012.
Ali Mottahari (left) and Bijan Nobave (right)
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran
Iranian official in 9th Majlis opening ceremony
(L-R) Iranian judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and former parliament speakers Ali Akbar Nateq Nouri and Ali Larijani attend the opening session of Iran's new parliament
(L-R) Iranian head of the Assembly of Experts Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani, judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and former parliament speakers Ali Akbar Nateq Nouri and Ali Larijani attend the opening session of Iran's new parliament
(L-R) Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani,Sadeq Larijani, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Ali Akbar Nateq Nouri and Ali Larijani attend the opening session of Iran's new parliament
Iranian lawmakers take their oath at the opening session of Iran's new parliament in Tehran on May 27, 2012.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the opening session of Iran's new parliament in Tehran on May 27, 2012.
Iranian official in 9th Majlis opening ceremony
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad show victory sign during attending opening ceremony of Iran's 9th Majlis