Ittihad Party

{{for|the local Philippine party|Al Ittahad–UKB Party}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox political party | colorcode = {{party color|Ittihad Party}} | name = Ittihad Party | native_name = حزب الاتحاد | logo = | leader1_title = Founder | leader1_name = Mohamed Tawfik Naseem Pasha | foundation = {{Start date|1924}} | dissolution = {{End date|1936}} | split = Wafd Party | headquarters = Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo | newspaper = ''Al-Ittihad''<br />''Al-Shab al-Masri''<ref name=Whidden/> | ideology = Egyptian nationalism<br>Islamic democracy<br>Traditionalism | position = Right-wing | religion = Sunni Islam | international = Muslim Brotherhood {{small|(1928–36)}} | colours = {{Color box|{{party color|Ittihad Party}}|border=darkgray}} Blue | country = Egypt }}

:''Ittihad is separate and distinct from Union Party''.

The '''Ittihad Party''' ({{langx|ar|حزب الاتحاد|Hizb al-Ittihad|Union Party}}) was an Islamist political party active in the Kingdom of Egypt.

The party was founded by a group of ''ulamas'' with royalist and Islamist ideas that legitimized the Sir Lee Stack's assassination in 1924. This group was composed also by young future political leaders like Muhammad Hamid Abu al-Nasr and Aly Maher Pasha.<ref name=Re-Envisioning>{{cite book|author1=Goldschmidt, Arthur|author2=Johnson, Amy J.|title=Re-Envisioning Egypt 1919–1952|publisher=Hardcover|date=1 August 2005}}</ref> The ideological values were entrenched in the Egyptian "traditional" culture. The party was gathering in the Al-Azhar Mosque. The Ittihad was financially supported by King Fuad I and British agents, that trusted that the Ittihad would have destabilized the activities of the left-wing radicals. Nevertheless, the Ittihad failed in its goal of building a conservative party, due to its religious views. Its platform was composed mainly by teachers, farmers, ulamas and imams.

The party program was:<ref name=Re-Envisioning/> *Dignified positions of the religious authorities *Better resources for the Egyptian monarchy *Monopoly over the distribution of public and private endowments *Creation of the Awqaf *Strong social values and solidarity *Anti-Western policies

The Ittihad was also tutelaged by Hassan al-Banna's Muslim Brotherhood. After this alliance, the Ittihad became mostly active against Copts, refused the French Revolution, reputed as anarchy, and supported a strong authoritarian state.<ref name=Whidden>{{cite book|author=James Whidden|title=Monarchy and Modernity in Egypt: Politics, Islam and Neo-Colonialism Between the Wars|publisher=I.B. Tauris|pages=235|date=2013}}</ref> Despite its low electoral results, the party took over the government of Egypt in 1930s thanks to the support of independent politicians present in the House of Representatives.

The party didn't have a long life and in 1936 was dissolved. Its members adhered mainly to Wafd Party and Muslim Brotherhood.

==Electoral results==

=== House of Representatives elections === {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Election !'''Party leader''' ! Seats !+/– !'''Position''' |- |1926 |Mohamed Tawfik Naseem Pasha |{{Composition bar|10|215|hex={{party color|Ittihad Party}}}} |{{increase}} 10 |{{increase}} 3rd |}

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:1936 disestablishments in Egypt Category:Egyptian nationalist parties Category:Political parties established in 1924 Category:Political parties disestablished in 1936 Category:Conservative parties in Egypt Category:Islamic political parties in Egypt Category:Defunct political parties in Egypt Category:History of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt Category:1924 establishments in Egypt