Party of National Brotherhood

Party of National Brotherhood
حزب الاخاء الوطني
LeaderNaji al-Suwaydi
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
Yasin al-Hashimi
Founded1930 (1930)[1][2]
Dissolved1941 (1941)[1]
HeadquartersBaghdad, Iraq
IdeologyPan-Arabism[3][4]
Conservatism[5]
Anti-imperialism
Political positionRight-wing
Colours  Black   White
  Green   Red

The Party of National Brotherhood or National Brotherhood Party[3][4][6] (Arabic: حزب الاخاء الوطني, romanizedHizb al-Ikha al-Watani, HIW) was an Iraqi political party formed in 1930–1931 by Yasin al-Hashimi,[7] Naji al-Suwaydi, and Rashid Ali al-Gaylani.[1] A pan-Arabist[3] and strongly nationalist party, it became associated with opposition to the British Empire. It dominated Iraqi governments from its foundation until the 1936 coup.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Ghareeb, Edmund A. (2004). "National Brotherhood Party". Historical Dictionary of Iraq. Scarecrow Press. p. 169.
  2. ^ a b Chaurasia, Radhey Shyam (2005). "Iraq under British Mandate". History of Middle East. Atlantic. p. 50.
  3. ^ a b c Davis, Eric (2005). Memories of State: Politics, History, and Collective Identity in Modern Iraq. University of California Press. p. 14.
  4. ^ a b Makiya, Kanan (1989). Republic of Fear: The Politics of Modern Iraq. University of California Press. p. 176.
  5. ^ Peretz, Don (1994). "Iraq". The Middle East Today (Sixth ed.). Praeger. p. 444.
  6. ^ Tarbush, Mohammad A. (2010). The Role of the Military in Politics: A case study of Iraq to 1941. Routledge. p. 63.
  7. ^ Kedourie, Elie (1974). "Political Parties in the Arab World". Arabic Political Memoirs and Other Studies. Frank Cass & Co. p. 46.

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