Hadas

Hadas (Arabic: حدس), officially the Islamic Constitutional Movement (الحركة الدستورية الإسلامية Al-Haraka Al-Dosturiya Al-Islamiyah) is a Kuwaiti Islamist political organization.[1] The bloc is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Not to be confused with Hadass, Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America, or Hadash.

Hadas

حدس
Secretary-GeneralMohammad al-Olaim
Founded31 March 1991
HeadquartersKuwait City
IdeologyIslamism
ReligionSunni Islam
International affiliationMuslim Brotherhood
Website
www.icmkw.org

History and profile

Hadas 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 Hadas between 2003 and July 2009.[3][4] Its current secretary general is Mohammad al-Olaim.[5] It has four members in the current National Assembly of Kuwait.

National Assembly elections
Election Secretary-General Seats[6] +/–
1992 Essa al-Shaheen
4 / 50
 New
1996 Essa al-Shaheen
6 / 50
 2
1999 Essa al-Shaheen
4 / 50
 2
2003 Bader al-Nashi
2 / 50
 2
2006 Bader al-Nashi
6 / 50
 4
2008 Bader al-Nashi
4 / 50
 2
2009 Nasser al-Sane
2 / 50
 2
2012 (Feb) Nasser al-Sane
4 / 50
 2
2012 (Dec) Nasser al-Sane
0 / 50
 4
2013 Nasser al-Sane
0 / 50
 0
2016 Mohammed al-Olaim
4 / 50
 4

References
  1. 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.
  2. Nathan J. Brown; Amr Hamzawy (2010). Between Religion and Politics. Carnegie Endowment. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-87003-297-4.
  3. "HADAS to choose its new leader on August 1st". Ikhwan Web. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. ICM Secretary General Kuwait Times (2 August 2009)
  5. "Hadas Chooses Al-Olaim as Secretary General (in Arabic)". Al-Rai Newspaper. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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