Egyptian Arab Socialist Party

Egyptian Arab Socialist Party
حزب مصر العربي الاشتراكي
Chairperson Wahid Al-Uksory (last)
Founded 1977 (1977)
Dissolved 2012 (2012)
Merged into Conference Party[1][2]
Headquarters Cairo
Ideology Islamic socialism
Arab socialism
Political position Third Position
International affiliation None
Colours      Black
House of Representatives
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The Egyptian Arab Socialist Party (Arabic: حزب مصر العربي الاشتراكي Hizb Misr Al-'Arabi Al-Ishtiraki) is a political party in Egypt.

History and profile

The party was established in 1976 and its head was Mamdouh Salem.[3] He served as the prime minister of Egypt from 1975 to 1978.[3]

The party generally presses for preserving gains of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.

The party nominated its head, Wahid Al-Uksory, to run for Egypt's first multi-candidate presidential elections. It was part of the Democratic Alliance for Egypt during the 2011-2012 parliamentary elections.

References

  1. "'Civil' powers unite to form 'Conference Party'". Egypt Independent. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. "«تيار الاستقلال» يلتقي ممثلي القبائل بسيناء الثلاثاء". Al Masry Al Youm. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 Roberto Aliboni (3 January 2013). Egypt's Economic Potential. Routledge. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-135-08688-6. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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