Islamic Constitutional Movement ( ', Hadas) is a Kuwaiti Islamist political organization.
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Muslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers ('' ''), better known as the Muslim Brotherhood ( ', is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt by Islamic scholar, Imam and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna in 1928. Al-Banna's teachings s ...
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History and profile
ICM was established on 31 March 1991 following the liberation of
Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...
from the Iraqi invasion in the
Gulf War
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. The group of people who started the Movement and still control it are Kuwaiti Islamists following the ideology of the
Muslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers ('' ''), better known as the Muslim Brotherhood ( ', is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt by Islamic scholar, Imam and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna in 1928. Al-Banna's teachings s ...
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most notably is Jassem Mohalhel.
Bader Al-Nashi was secretary general of the Movement between 2003 and July 2009. Its current secretary general is Musaed Al Saidi. It has one member in the current National Assembly of Kuwait
The National Assembly (, ''Majlis al-ʾUmma'') is the unicameral legislature of Kuwait. The National Assembly met in Kuwait City. The National Assembly is made up of 50 elected members and 16 directly appointed government ministers (ex officio me ...
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Electoral history
National Assembly elections
See also
* List of Islamic political parties
Below are lists of political parties espousing Islamic identity or political Islam in various approaches under the system of Islamic democracy. Islamic democracy refers to a political ideology that seeks to apply Islamic principles to public pol ...
References
External links
Hadas Web Site
{{Kuwaiti political parties
1991 establishments in Kuwait
Islamic political parties
Islamism in Kuwait
Political parties affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood
Political parties established in 1991
Political parties in Kuwait