Iraqi Islamic Party

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{{Infobox political party
|name = Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP)
|native_name = Hizb al-Islami al-Iraqi
|logo = This_is_a_logo_for_Iraqi_Islamic_Part,_july_2014.jpg
|logo_size = 240px
|leader = Rashid al-Azzawi
|foundation = {{Start date|df=yes|1960|04|26}}
|ideology = {{Nowrap|[[Islamic democracy]]<br />[[Qutbism]]}}
|position = [[Centre-right]]
|international = [[Muslim Brotherhood]]
|religion = [[Sunni Islam]]
|seats1_title = Seats in the [[Council of Representatives of Iraq]]:
|seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|329|hex=#F47C20}}
|website =
|colorcode = #0066CC
|country=Iraq}}
The '''Iraqi Islamic Party''' is the largest Sunni [[Islamist]] political party in [[Iraq]] as well as the most prominent member of the [[Iraqi Accord Front]] political coalition. It was part of the [[Government of Iraq from 2006|government]] of Prime Minister [[Nouri al-Maliki]] and is part of the current government of [[Haider al-Abadi]] since 2014. [[Osama Tawfiq al-Tikriti]] succeeded Vice-President [[Tariq al-Hashimi]] as the party's secretary-general on 24 May 2009, who was succeeded in July 2011 by [[Ayad al-Samarrai]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://globalmbreport.org/?p=4877 |title=Global Muslim Brotherhood Report 8 October 2011 |access-date=11 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215120457/http://globalmbreport.org/?p=4877 |archive-date=15 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The IIP evolved out of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] movement, and was banned from 1961 during Iraqi nationalist rule, something which continued throughout the reign of the Pan-Arab [[Ba'ath Party]] right up to the [[invasion of Iraq]] in 2003. Like the Muslim Brotherhood, the IIP's religious rather than ethno-political ideology made the party systematically incompatible under the Iraqi governments between 1961 and 2003.<ref name=Niq>[http://www.niqash.org/content.php?contentTypeID=151&id=1013&lang=0 iraqi islamic party (iip)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719054438/http://www.niqash.org/content.php?contentTypeID=151&id=1013&lang=0 |date=19 July 2011 }}, ''[[Niqash]]'', 7 November 2005, accessed on 24 July 2010</ref>

During the 1970s, the IIP began operating in exile in Great Britain and published a newspaper called ''[[Dar al-Salam (newspaper)|Dar al-Salam]]''. [[Iyad al-Samara'i]] was elected to serve as secretary-general.<ref name=Niq/>

==Party leaders==
*Shura Council Chairman: Dr. [[Mohsen Abdel Hamid]]
*Secretary-General: Rashid al-Azzawi
*Deputy Secretary-General:
*Assistant Secretary-General: Dr. Ziad al-Ani

===Political Bureau===
*Dr. Alaa Maki
*Dr. Omar Abdul Sattar Karbouli
*Professor Abd al-Karim al-Samarrai
*Professor Naseer al-Ani

==Post-invasion==
[[Mohsen Abdel Hamid]] served on the [[Iraqi Governing Council]] that worked alongside the [[Coalition Provisional Authority]] after the invasion of Iraq. It joined the [[Iraqi Interim Government]] where it had one minister, [[Hajim al-Hassani]].

On 9 November 2004, the IIP withdrew from the government in protest over [[Operation Phantom Fury]], an offensive at [[Fallujah]] led by [[United States|U.S.]] forces. Hassani chose to stay in the government and quit the party, later joining [[The Iraqis]] list.

==Government participation==
The party initially supported the [[January 2005 Iraqi legislative election|general elections of 30 January 2005]] but pulled out of the national election one month before the vote<ref name=howard>{{cite news|last=Howard|first=Michael|title=Main Sunni party pulls out of Iraqi election|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/dec/28/iraq.michaelhoward|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=28 December 2004|location=Sulaimaniya}}</ref> saying violence made a fair election impossible. The party did participate in some elections for governorate level posts on the same day (see for instance [[2005 Ninawa governorate election]] and [[2005 Al-Anbar governorate council election]]).

The IIP led a large-scale public campaign urging Iraqis (especially the Sunnis) to vote against the constitutional referendum in 2005. Two days before the referendum took place, the IIP announced its support for a "yes" vote, following a compromise with the members of the [[Iraqi Transitional Government]] whereby the newly elected [[Iraqi National Assembly]] would consider [[Amendment to the Constitution of Iraq|amendments to the constitution]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/12/iraq.main/ |publisher=CNN |title=Progress on constitution; attack kills 30 |date=12 October 2005}}</ref>

In the [[December 2005 Iraqi legislative election|December 2005 election]], the IIP ran as part of the [[Iraqi Accord Front]] coalition, which won 44 seats, the most for any Sunni Arab coalition. The leader of [[Al-Qaida in Iraq]], Abu Mu'sab al-[[Zarqawi]], condemned the IIP for their participation in the general election.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060221221417/http://www.centcom.mil/sites/uscentcom1/Shared%20Documents/What%20Extremists%20Say.aspx?PageView=Shared What extremists are saying - U.S. Central Command, 21 February 2006]</ref>

The party's platform for the elections included demanding a timetable for the withdrawal of the [[Multinational force in Iraq]], opposition to [[federalism in Iraq]], opposition to [[De-Ba'athification]] and promotion of [[Islamic]] values.<ref name=Niq />

Following the elections in 2006, the IAF joined the [[United Iraqi Alliance]]-led [[government of Iraq from 2006|government]] of [[Nouri al-Maliki]]. In 2012, the party formed a coalition several Sunni Islamists parties called [[Muttahidoon]].

==Relationship with US==
The party has often criticized the US military presence in Iraq. In October 2008, following a US-backed raid that resulted in the death of a man the IIP said was a senior party official, the party said in a statement that it was suspending all contact with US civilian and military officials.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081025/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq;_ylt=Aq4ZQb97XfSmCKZutN3Sm8es0NUE Iraq's main Sunni party suspends contacts with US|AP via Yahoo, 28 October 2008]</ref> A US military [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drone]] crashed into the party's offices in Mosul in 2009. A spokesman for US forces in Iraq said the location of the crash was a pure coincidence.<ref name=reu09>{{cite news|title=US drone crashes into Iraq political party office|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-42728220090926|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=29 September 2009}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041111011006/http://www.iraqiparty.com/ Party website]
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[[Category:Islamic political parties in Iraq]]
[[Category:Sunni Islamic political parties]]
[[Category:Muslim Brotherhood]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1960]]
[[Category:Islamic organizations established in 1960]]

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