The 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly (Persian: ïÃÂñàÃÂÃÂààìÃÂó ôÃÂñçàçóÃÂçàÃÂ) was 33rd Parliament of Iran that commenced on 27 May 2012 following the legislative elections on 2 March and 4 May 2012 and was closed on 24 May 2016.
The parliament was dominated by the conservatives. There were two main parliamentary groups active during the term: The majority Followers of Wilayat (Rahrovan) led by Ali Larijani and chaired by Kazem Jalali, along with the minority Principlists fraction led by Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel. The latter was composed of more conservative groupings such as Paydari and Pathseekers, however Larijani's fraction was hostile towards President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
In the first session Speaker election, Haddad-Adel lost to Larijani with 100 to 173 votes out of total 275.