Al-Islah (Yemen)
Yemeni Congregation for Reform التجمع اليمني للإصلاح | |
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Sana'a, Yemen | |
Ideology | Majority: |
Religion | Sunni Islam (Salafism)[1] |
International affiliation | Muslim Brotherhood |
Colours | Blue |
House of Representatives | 44 / 301 |
Website | |
alislah-ye | |
Al-Islah militia | |
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ميليشيا الإصلاح | |
Foundation | 1990 |
Dates of operation | 1990-present |
Active regions | Yemen |
Status | Active |
Size | Unknown |
Allies | State allies:
Non-state allies:
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Opponents | State opponents:
Non-State opponents:
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Battles and wars | Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) |
The Yemeni Congregation for Reform, frequently called al-Islah (pronounced
Islah is more of a loose coalition of tribal and religious elements than a political party.
Islah differs from most other Arab
The Joint Meeting Parties came into existence in 2003 when Islah and the
The party is a part of the
Foundation
The party was created on 13 September 1990 in
General structure, leadership
Al-Islah has been described as consisting of three components. The first is the political faction, Yemen's Muslim Brotherhood, led by Mohammed Qahtan. The second is the tribal confederacy which was led by top tribal chief Abdullah Al Ahmar until his death in 2007 at which time he was succeeded by his son Sadeq.[37] The third is the Salafi movement, led by the country's most prominent Sunni religious scholar, Abdul Majeed al-Zindani.[1][38] Muhammad Al-Yadomi succeeded Al Ahmar as the head of the party following his death on 28 December 2007.[36]
In the
As of 2014 the party was the second biggest political party after the General People's Congress (GPC).[36]
Publications
The party has two major media outlets, Al Sahwa, an Arabic daily newspaper, and Suhail TV.[43] The latter is owned by Hamid al-Ahmar, a relative of the party's founder.[43]
Relations with Saudi Arabia and the UAE
The party was blacklisted by Saudi Arabia in March 2014 due to its ties to the
Electoral history
House of Representatives elections
Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
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1993 | Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar | 382,545 | 17.14% | 62 / 301
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62 | 2nd |
1997 | 637,728 | 23.4% | 53 / 301
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9 | 2nd | |
2003 | 1,333,394 | 22.55% | 46 / 301
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7 | 2nd |
See also
- Houthi movement
- List of political parties in Yemen
- Southern Movement
- Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)
- List of Islamic political parties
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External links
- Official web site Archived 2 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)