The Umma Party (Arabic: حزب الأمة, Hizb Al-Umma) is a small Egyptian political party.
Umma Party Hizb Al-Umma حزب الأمة | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Ahmed Al-Sabahi Khalil |
| Founded | 25 June 1983 |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Ideology | Islamic socialism |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 568 |
History and profile
The party was established in 1983.[1][2] It was the first party accepted by the Political Party Affairs Committee since the 1950s.[2]
Party principles
The party:[1]
- Considers Egypt part of the Arab and Islamic world
- Calls for establishing a socialist and democratic system in Egypt
- Calls of the adoption of Islamic law as the main source of legislation
- Supports all efforts to establish peace with Israel
- Calls for building a society on the principles of labor and production