The Democratic Party (Tajik: Ҳизби демократии Тоҷикистон Hizbi Demokratii Tojikiston, Persian: حزب دموکرات تاجیکستان‎‎) is a political party in Tajikistan founded in August 1990 by Mahmadruzi Iskandarov. Along with the other Tajik opposition parties, it was banned from July 1993 to August 1999. Under the 30% quota provided by the Peace Agreement that concluded the Tajik Civil War, some party members were appointed to governmental and administrative posts. Iskandarov, who had been party chairman since its resumption in 1999, headed the state gas monopoly Tajikgaz from 2001–2003.