Template:Infobox political party Hadas (Arabic: حدس), officially the Islamic Constitutional Movement (Template:Lang Template:Transl) is a Kuwaiti Islamist political organization.[1] The bloc is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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 | Template:Composition bar | New |
| 1996 | Essa al-Shaheen | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 2 |
| 1999 | Essa al-Shaheen | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 2 |
| 2003 | Bader al-Nashi | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 2 |
| 2006 | Bader al-Nashi | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 4 |
| 2008 | Bader al-Nashi | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 2 |
| 2009 | Nasser al-Sane | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 2 |
| 2012 (Feb) | Nasser al-Sane | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 2 |
| 2012 (Dec) | Nasser al-Sane | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 4 |
| 2013 | Nasser al-Sane | Template:Composition bar | Template:Steady 0 |
| 2016 | Mohammed al-Olaim | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 4 |
| 2020 | Musaid al-Saidi[7] | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 1 |
See also
- Hadas Gold (born 1988), American media and business reporter
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scott Williamson and Nathan Brown. (20 November 2013).Kuwaits muslim brotherhood under pressure Template:Webarchive Foreign Policy. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ Between Religion and Politics{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Carnegie Endowment(2010). ISBN 978-0-87003-297-4
- ↑ HADAS to choose its new leader on August 1st. Ikhwan Web(13 July 2009). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ ICM Secretary General Kuwait Times (2 August 2009)
- ↑ Hadas Chooses Al-Olaim as Secretary General (in Arabic). Al-Rai Newspaper(16 December 2013). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ↑ Muslim Brothers. kuwaitpolitics.org
- ↑ مساعد السعيدي أميناً عاماً لـ«حدس»(7 January 2021).