Kajang is governed by the Majlis Perbandaran Kajang.

The unicameral Majlis of the Maldives is composed of 77 members serving a five-year term.

The king is also the prime minister, and presides over the Council of Ministers ( Majlis al-Wuzarāʾ ), which comprises the first and second deputy prime ministers ( usually the first and second in line to the throne respectively ) and 23 ministers with portfolio and five ministers of state.

The president is empowered to appoint the prime minister and full cabinet of ministers and the judges of the three national courts, subject to the approval of the Oliy Majlis, and to appoint all members of lower courts.

The lower house of the bicameral Parliament is the Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia ( Majlis al-Nuwaab ), which has 214 seats.

Within the precincts of the Lapau is the Dewan Majlis where the legislative assembly used to sit.

Shah Alam is presently administrated by the Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam ( MBSA ) or Shah Alam City Council, which is an agency under the Selangor state government.

The People's Consultative Assembly in Indonesia is called Majlis Permusyawaratan Rakyat in Indonesian language.

The GCE A-Level equivalent is the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia ( STPM, formerly know in English as the Malaysian Higher School Certificate ( HSC )), conducted by the Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia ( MPM, the Malaysian Examinations Council ).

The Iranian constitution calls for the council to be composed of six Islamic faqihs ( expert in Islamic Law ), " conscious of the present needs and the issues of the day " to be selected by the Supreme Leader of Iran, and six jurists, " specializing in different areas of law, to be elected by the Majlis ( the Iranian Parliament ) from among the Muslim jurists nominated by the Head of the Judicial Power ," ( who, in turn, is also appointed by the supreme leader ).

It is charged with interpreting the Constitution of Iran, supervising elections of, and approving of candidates to, the Assembly of Experts, the President and the Majlis, and " ensuring ... the compatibility of the legislation passed by the Islamic Consultative Assembly Majlis ... with the criteria of Islam and the Constitution ", i. e., as the watchdog of the constitution it can veto any law passed by the Majlis.

If any law is rejected, it will be passed back to the Majlis for correction.

If the Majlis and the Council of Guardians cannot decide on a case, it is passed up to the Expediency Council for a decision.

Kluang is divided into two district councils namely Simpang Renggam District Council ( Malay: Majlis Daerah Simpang Renggam ) based at the town of Simpang Renggam and Kluang Municipal Council ( Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Kluang ) based at the town of Kluang which is also the district capital.

The district of Penampang has an area of 466 square kilometres, and is administered by Majlis Daerah Penampang ( Penampang District Council ).

In Lebanon, the literal Arabic name of that country's parliament is Majlis an-Nuwwab, or, " Chamber of Deputies " ( although officially used French and English translations are " Assemblée Nationale " and " National Assembly ", respectively ).

Abtahi is a member of the central council of Association of Combatant Clerics ( Majma ' e Rowhaniyoon-e Mobarez ), the political grouping to which both Khatami and the 2009 presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi ( the previous Speaker of Majlis of Iran ) belong.

* Majlis is also the name of an organisation in Mumbai which works for women's rights.

In 1973 Nasir was elected to a second term under the constitution as amended in 1972, which extended the presidential term to five years and which also provided for the election of the prime minister by the Majlis.

Service ministers also may be summoned before the Majlis to respond to representatives ' questions.

Besides legislation, international treaties, presidential decrees, and states of emergency also must be ratified by the Oliy Majlis.

Before the Islamic Revolution, Majlis was also the name of the lower house of the Iranian Legislature from 1906 to 1979, the upper house being the Senate.

There had also been discussions for a new law proposed in the Majlis, restricting the maximum age of the candidates for the presidential elections.

He also served as the Minister of Interior in Mohammad Khatami's first term cabinet until his impeachment by the conservative-controlled 5th Majlis for his " defence of political and social freedoms ".

He was also a representative from Tehran on sixth term of Iranian Islamic Parliament, Majlis.

He also was the President ’ s Member at the People ’ s Majlis for a long time.

His cabinet also received approval of the Majlis on September 3.

He was also a member of International Relations Committee of Milli Majlis and member of the committee writing the new Azerbaijani Constitution.

Under section 14 ( 1 ) of AMLA, the President of Muis is also the Chairman of the Majlis and " shall preside at all meetings of the Majlis ".

The President of Muis also has " general control of all deliberations and proceedings of the Majlis " under section 19 ( 1 ) of AMLA.

The Secretary of Muis also attend the meetings of Majlis but does not have the right to vote under section 8 ( 1 ) of AMLA.

The STPM is set and run by the Malaysian Examinations Council ( Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia ) since 1982, which also runs the Malaysian University English Test ( MUET ) since 1999, unlike Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia ( SPM, English: Malaysian Certificate of Education ; taken at the end of Form 5 ), Penilaian Menengah Rendah ( PMR, English: Lower Secondary Assessment Test ; taken at the end of Form 3 ) and Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah ( UPSR, English: Primary School Assessment Test ; taken at the end of Standard / Year 6 ), which are all set and examined by the Malaysian Examinations Syndicate ( Lembaga Peperiksaan Malaysia ), both of whom, however, are under the Ministry of Education.

The Emir's Palace is accessible only to those invited there by the Emir, members of the Royal family, and officials of the Royal court ( the emirate council also called the Majlis ).

The Chief Whip for the party in the Majlis is also Mr. Ahmed Thasmeen Ali, the Leader of the party.

He has also been Iran's ambassador to Japan ( 1994 ), advisor to foreign minister ( 1999 ), deputy head of Culture and Islamic Communications Organization ( 2001 ) and Head of Foreign Relations Committee of the 7th Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission.

After several disputes with the members of the Majlis, in June 1908 he used his Russian-officered Persian Cossacks Brigade to bomb the Majlis building, arrest many of the deputies, and close down the assembly.

< Blockquote > The supreme decision-making bodies of the Hezbollah were divided between the Majlis al-Shura ( Consultative Assembly ) which was headed by 12 senior clerical members with responsibility for tactical decisions and supervision of overall Hizballah activity throughout Lebanon, and the Majlis al-Shura al-Karar ( the Deciding Assembly ), headed by Sheikh Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah and composed of eleven other clerics with responsibility for all strategic matters.

Although the constitution prescribed a new form of legislature, the PDPU-dominated Supreme Soviet remained in office for nearly two years until the first election to the new parliament, the Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan ( Oliy Majlis ), which took place in December 1994 and January 1995.

The Oliy Majlis enacts legislation, which may be initiated by the president, within the parliament, by the high courts, by the procurator general ( highest law enforcement official in the country ), or by the government of the Autonomous Province of Karakalpakstan.

Iran has an elected president, parliament ( or Majlis ), and an " Assembly of Experts " ( which elects the Supreme Leader of Iran ), and local councils.

Following debate of the act to create the Majlis Amanah Rakyat ( MARA ), the government founded an agency to preserve bumiputra interests.

In 1986, the Iranian parliament, known as the Majlis of Iran, stipulated that the university's overcrowded College of Medicine be separated into the independent Tehran University of Medical Sciences ( TUMS ), and that TUMS be placed under the leadership of the new Ministry of Health and Medical Education.

Woodhouse, chief of the British intelligence station in Tehran, Britain's covert operations network had funneled roughly £ 10, 000 per month to the Rashidian brothers ( two of Iran's most influential royalists ) in the hope of buying off, according to CIA estimates, " the armed forces, the Majlis ( Iranian parliament ), religious leaders, the press, street gangs, politicians and other influential figures ".

" The plan fell apart however after Ayatollah Khomeini gave a speech praising the embassy occupation as " a crushing blow to the world-devouring USA " and announced the fate of the hostages would be decided by the parliament ( Majlis ), which had yet to be seated or even elected.

Offices open to election on a national level in the Islamic Republic include, the president, the parliament ( or Majlis ), and an Assembly of Experts ( which elects the Supreme Leader of Iran ).

Majlis Perbandaran Klang ( MPK ), the local municipal council of Klang, exercises jurisdiction for a majority of the Klang District while the city council of Shah Alam, the state capital, exercises some jurisdiction over other parts of the district ( known as Shah Alam selatan ).

His successor, Uthman Ibn Affan, was elected by a council of electors ( Majlis ), but was soon perceived by some to be ruling as a " king " rather than an elected leader.

* Mehdi Karroubi, former Majlis Speaker, Secretary General of Association of Combatant Clerics ( MCS ), supported by MCS, Islamic Association of Engineers, Majma '- e Gorooh-haa-ye Khat-te Emam, and Democracy Party of Iran.

Due to the power and scope of the institutions of velayat-e-faqih ( Guardianship of the Clergy ), which includes the Council of Guardians and the Office of the Supreme Leader, as well as the Judiciary, elected institutions such as the Majlis and the Office of the President are often unable to challenge laws because they are constitutional.

Under section 30 ( 3 ), the " Mufti shall be ex-officio a member of the Majlis.

Majlis Bachao Tehreek ( Save Majlis Movement ), is an organization in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

:# Plotting against national sovereignty by interference in elections to Majlis ( Parliament ), appointing and dismissing ministers at the behest of foreign embassies.

Its current leading members include Mohammad Khatami, Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha ( former presecutor general of Iran ), Rasoul Montajebnia ( former Majlis representative ), and Mohammad Ali Abtahi ( former Vice President of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs ).