| Constitutional Union Party حزب الاتحاد الدستوري | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Nuri Al-Said |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Dissolved | 1954 |
| Headquarters | Baghdad |
| Ideology | Anti-communism Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
The Constitutional Union Party (Arabic: حزب الاتحاد الدستوري) was an Iraqi political party that was founded by Nuri al-Said in 1949. The party included politicians from different ethnicities and religions, it was based in Baghdad with its headquarter located at al-Rashid Street. The party held it first conference on 23 December 1949, the conference elected members for the party's Higher Commission, and Nuri Pasha as a chairman.
The Higher Commission elected members of the Central Committee, 15 members were elected including: Nuri al-Said, Abdul Wahab Morgan, Shaker al-Wadi, Muhammad Ali Mahmoud, Mohammed Hassan Kubba, Jamil Abd al-Wahab, Abd al-Qader Bash A'ayan, Jamil al-Orfali, Abd al-Majeed Abbas, Azzedine Mulla, Sa'ad Omar, Ahmed Al-Amir, Rasheed Al-Chalabi, Dia'a Ja'far and Khalil Kenah. The Central Committee elected Abd al-Wahab Morjan as vice president, Khalil Kenna as First Secretary, Ahmad al-Amer as Second Secretary, Jamil al-Urfa as Accountant and Mohammed Hassan Kabbah as Treasurer.
The party aimed to restrict crown prince Abd al-Ilah interventions in Iraqi politics, support Nuri Pasha in government formation, and resist left-wing parties.
References
- ^ "Nuri al-Said and the Constitutional Union Party: How did he manage it and disband it?". Al-Mada News. Archived from the original on 2018-12-19.
- ^ "How was Nuri al-Said's 1949 Political Party formed?". Al-Mada News. Archived from the original on 2018-12-19.
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