The Constitutional Union Party () was an Iraqi political party that was founded by

Nuri al-Said Nuri Pasha al-Said Al-Qaraghuli CH (; December 1888 – 15 July 1958) was an Iraqi politician and statesman who served eight terms as Prime Minister of Iraq. He served in various key cabinet and governmental positions in Iraq during its Briti ...

in 1949. The party included politicians from different ethnicities and religions, it was based in Baghdad with its headquarter located at al-Rashid Street. The party held it first conference on 23 December 1949, the conference elected members for the party's Higher Commission, and Nuri Pasha as a chairman.

Biography

The Higher Commission elected members of the Central Committee, 15 members were elected including: Nuri al-Said, Abd al-Wahab Murjan, Shaker al-Wadi, Muhammad Ali Mahmoud, Mohammed Hassan Kubba, Jamil Abd al-Wahab, Abd al-Qadir Bash A'ayan, Jamil al-Orfali, Abd al-Majeed Abbas, Azzedine Mulla, Sa'ad Omar, Ahmed Al-Amir, Rasheed Al-Chalabi, Dia'a Ja'far and Khalil Kenah. The Central Committee elected Abd al-Wahab Murjan as vice president, Khalil Kenna as First Secretary, Ahmad al-Amer as Second Secretary, Jamil al-Urfa as Accountant and Mohammed Hassan Kabbah as Treasurer. The party aimed to restrict crown prince Abd al-Ilah interventions in Iraqi politics, support Nuri Pasha in government formation, and resist left-wing parties.

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