Umma Party (Egypt)

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Umma Party
Chairman Ahmed Al-Sabahi Khalil
Founded June 25, 1983
Headquarters Cairo
Political Ideology Socialism, Social Democracy
See also Politics of Egypt

Political parties in Egypt
Elections in Egypt

The Umma Party (Arabic: حزب الأمة, Hizb Al-Umma) is a small Egyptian political party with a total membership of around 185 members. The party platform presses for promoting the so-called socialist democracy and adopting the Islamic sharia as the main source of legislation. The Party expresses full support to efforts to establish peace with Israel.

  • The party considers Egypt a part of the Arab and Islamic world.
  • The party calls for establishing a socialist and democratic system in Egypt.
  • The party presses for promoting peace and enhancing international cooperation.
  • The party calls for building the society on principles of labor and production.

The Party nominated its head, Ahmed Al-Sabahi, to run for Egypt's first contested presidential elections. The Party fielded one candidate in the 2000 legislative polls.


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Major parties National Democratic Party - New Wafd Party - National Progressive Unionist Party - Nasserist Party - Liberal Party - Tomorrow Party
Minor parties Democratic Front Party - Democratic Unionist Party - Umma Party - National Conciliation Party - Constitutional Party - Egyptian Arab Socialist Party - Democratic Peace Party - Egyptian Greens - Solidarity Party - Egypt 2000 Party - Democratic Generation (El-Geel) Party - Misr El-Fatah (Young Egypt) Party - Social Justice Party - Egypt Youth Party - People's Democratic Party - Socialist Labour Party - Dignity Party
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