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Islamic Movement (IM)


The secretary general of the Islamic Movement AL-Zubair Ahmad Al-Hassan during his interview with Blue Nile TV on 19 November

Established: 1999, Khartoum, Sudan

Politics Islamism

Political Affiliations: Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP)

Leadership

Chairman of the IM’s Shura Council: Mahdi Ibrahim
Secretary General: Alzubair Ahmad Al-Hassan

Background to the Islamic Movement

The Islamic Movement (IM) was created by Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP), following the 1999 schism with its former leader Hassan Al-Turabi and his supporters who formed the Popular Congress Party (PCP).

The IM was designed to exist as a parallel and broader political base to support the Islamist orientation of the NCP regime and rally Sufi and radical Islamist groups under its umbrella, while excluding the PCP.

Sudan’s ruling NCP dominates the IM with Sudan’s NCP Vice President Ali Osman Mohammed Taha serving as it’s Secretary General from 2004 until 2012.

IM General Conferences

The IM General Conference is held every four years.

8th General Conference - 16-17 November 2012

At the meeting was decided that Mahdi Ibrahim was the replace as Ibrahim Ahmad Omer the Chairman of the IM’s Shura Council.

Alzubair Ahmad Al-Hassan was elected as the new Secretary General replacing Ali Osman Mohammed Taha.

For more details see: 8th Islamic Movement General Conference - 16-17 Nov. 2012

General Conference 2008

At the 2008 conference the Islamic Movement’s Shura Council voted for Ibrahim Ahmad Omer to be the groups Chairman and re-elected Ali Osman Mohammed Taha as Secretary General.

Taha was re-elected after facing strong competition with current presidential adviser Ghazi Salah Al-Din Al-Atabani.

General Conference - 2004

Ali Osman Mohammed Taha elected as Secretary General.

Links

Sudan’s NCP power struggle comes to surface, Bashir’s aides suspected of involvement in coup attempt
Friday 23 November 2012
November 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese authorities moved in the early hours of Thursday to foil what it claimed was a "subversive plot" planned by elements from the army, the paramilitary Popular Defense Forces (PDF), National Security (...)
Bashir’s close minister picked deputy secretary general of Islamic Movement
Sunday 30 December 2012
December 30, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Minister of the presidency affairs Bakri Hassan Saleh was chosen as deputy secretary general of the Islamic Movement with three others, it was announced in Khartoum on Saturday. Bakri Hassan Saleh (SUNA) (...)
Sudan’s NCP shuffles top leadership positions amid growing pressure for reforms
Friday 24 February 2012
February 23, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) held a meeting chaired by president Omer Hassan al-Bashir that lasted until the early morning hours of Thursday and approved a series of changes to the (...)
Sudan’s presidential aide declines to lead “Islamic Movement” – sources
Monday 19 November 2012
November 18, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s prominent Islamist and presidential adviser, Ghazi Salah Al-Deen Al-Atabani, has decided not to vie for the position of the secretary-general of the Islamic Movement (IM) despite his strong chances (...)
Sudanese opposition warns of potential failure in Khartoum-Juba talks
Tuesday 4 September 2012
September 3, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The coalition of mainstream opposition parties in Sudan has warned against the consequences of failing to reach agreements on contentious issues with neighbouring South Sudan within the deadline set by the (...)
Sudan’s Turabi repudiates “Islamic Movement” conference
Friday 16 November 2012
November 15, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The leader of Sudan’s Islamist opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP), Hassan Al-Turabi, issued a letter on Thursday distancing his party from the Islamic Movement (IM) conference being held in Khartoum, (...)
Sudan’s NCP denies moves to register Islamic Movement
Wednesday 22 February 2012
February 21, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Nafie Ali Nafie, the vice-chairman of Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP), has emphatically denied reports on plans by some Islamists to re-establish the currently dormant Islamic Movement (IM) as (...)
Sudanese rebels say Islamic Movement event threatens national security
Wednesday 21 November 2012
November 20, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) has leveled scathing criticism against the Islamic Movement (IM) conference, saying it further embroiled the Sudanese regime in the projects of (...)
Turabi’s party to boycott Islamist conference
Monday 12 November 2012
November 11, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) led by veteran Islamist Hassan Al-Turabi has announced that it is not going to take part in the Islamic Movement (IM) conference due to be held next week, (...)
Hamas and Khartoum vow mutual support
Sunday 18 November 2012
November 17, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese Islamic Movement and the Palestinian group Hamas have pledged to support each other after an alleged Israeli attack on a military factory in Khartoum. Sudan’s Vice President Al-Haj Adam Youssef (...)

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