Party of National Brotherhood حزب الاخاء الوطني | |
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Leader | Naji al-Suwaydi Rashid Ali al-Gaylani Yasin al-Hashimi |
Founded | 1930[1][2] |
Dissolved | 1941[1] |
Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
Ideology | Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism[3][4] Conservatism[5] Anti-imperialism |
Political position | Right-wing |
Colours | Black White Green Red |
The Party of National Brotherhood or National Brotherhood Party[3][4][6] (Arabic: حزب الاخاء الوطني, romanized: Hizb al-Ikha al-Watani, HIW) was an Iraqi political party formed in 1930–1931 by Yasin al-Hashimi,[7] Naji al-Suwaydi, and Rashid Ali al-Gaylani.[1] A pan-Arabist[3] and strongly nationalist party, it became associated with opposition to the British Empire. It dominated Iraqi governments from its foundation until the 1936 coup.[2]