Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy

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Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy
الملكية الدستورية العراقية
Leader Vacant since the death of Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein in 2022
Founded2003
Headquarters Baghdad
Ideology Constitutional monarchy
Website
iraqcmm.org
1921-1959 (ratio: 1:2) Flag of the Kingdom of Iraq used by Iraqi monarchists Flag of Iraq (1921-1959).svg
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The Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy (ICM) is a monarchist political party in Iraq formerly led by the late Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein.

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Al-Hussein was related to the Hashemite royal family which ruled Iraq until 1958. He had succeeded in establishing himself as a claimant in the international press and (in the politics of Iraq). Prince Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein was the only Iraqi royal campaigning in Iraq for the return of a monarchy based on a constitutional monarchy. [1] Some critics asserted he was not even in line to the throne according to the constitution of the old Iraqi monarchy (The Iraqi Constitution as amended in November 1943). According to this constitution, the heir to the monarchy would be Prince Ra'ad (born 1936), Lord Chamberlain of Jordan, and the heir apparent Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad, a former Jordanian diplomat who was active within the United Nations.

Goals of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy

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References

  1. "Sharif Ali urges quick transition". Archived from the original on 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2006-05-06.
  2. The National Covenant