Umma Party (Egypt)

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
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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

See also

• List of Islamic political parties