Islamic Constitutional Movement
Islamic Constitutional Movement الحركة الدستورية الإسلامية | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | ICM |
| Secretary-General | Musaed Al Saidi |
| Founded | 31 March 1991 |
| Headquarters | Kuwait City |
| Ideology | Islamism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| International affiliation | Muslim Brotherhood |
| National Assembly | 1 / 64 |
| Website | |
| www.icmkw.org | |
Islamic Constitutional Movement (الحركة الدستورية الإسلامية Al-Haraka Al-Dosturiya Al-Islamiyah, Hadas) is a Kuwaiti Islamist political organization.[1] Its an offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.
History and profile
ICM was established on 31 March 1991 following the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion in the Gulf War. The group of people who started the Movement and still control it are Kuwaiti Islamists following the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood,[1][2] most notably is Jassem Mohalhel.
Bader Al-Nashi was secretary general of the Movement between 2003 and July 2009.[3][4] Its current secretary general is Musaed Al Saidi.[5] It has one member in the current National Assembly of Kuwait.
Electoral history
National Assembly elections
| Election | Secretary-General | Seats[6] | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Essa al-Shaheen | 4 / 50 |
New |
| 1996 | 6 / 50 |
 2
| |
| 1999 | 4 / 50 |
 2
| |
| 2003 | Bader al-Nashi | 2 / 50 |
2
|
| 2006 | 6 / 50 |
4
| |
| 2008 | 4 / 50 |
2
| |
| 2009 | Nasser al-Sane | 2 / 50 |
2
|
| 2012 (Feb) | 4 / 50 |
2
| |
| 2012 (Dec) | 0 / 50 |
4
| |
| 2013 | 0 / 50 |
 0
| |
| 2016 | Mohammed al-Olaim | 4 / 50 |
4
|
| 2020 | Musaid al-Saidi[7] | 3 / 50 |
1
|
| 2022 | 3 / 50 |
0
| |
| 2023 | 3 / 50 |
0
| |
| 2024 | 1 / 50 |
2
|
See also
References
- ^ a b Scott Williamson and Nathan Brown. (20 November 2013).Kuwaits muslim brotherhood under pressure Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Foreign Policy. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Nathan J. Brown; Amr Hamzawy (2010). Between Religion and Politics. Carnegie Endowment. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-87003-297-4.
- ^ "HADAS to choose its new leader on August 1st". Ikhwan Web. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ ICM Secretary General Kuwait Times (2 August 2009)
- ^ "Hadas Chooses Al-Olaim as Secretary General (in Arabic)". Al-Rai Newspaper. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ Muslim Brothers. kuwaitpolitics.org
- ^ "مساعد السعيدي أميناً عاماً لـ«حدس»". 7 January 2021.
External links
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