Islamic Dawa Party
Islamic Dawa Party حزب الدعوة الإسلامية | |
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| General Secretary | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Founders | Mohammed Sadiq Al-Qamousee Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr Sayed Talib Al-Refaii |
| Founded | July 1957 |
| Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Military wing | Jihadi Wing (1979–2003) Quwat al-Shaheed al-Sadr (ar) National Defence Brigades (ar) |
| Ideology | Islamic economics Populism |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| National affiliation | State of Law Coalition |
| International affiliation | Axis of Resistance |
| Colours | Green, red |
| Council of Representatives | 0 / 329 |
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| Leader | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Dates of operation | 1979–2003 |
| Headquarters | Sadr Camp in Ahvaz, Iran |
| Active regions | Iraq Lebanon Kuwait |
| Allies | |
| Opponents | Ba'athist Iraq |
| Battles and wars | Iran–Iraq War |
The Islamic Dawa Party (Arabic: حزب الدعوة الإسلامية, romanized: Ḥizb ad-Daʿwa al-Islāmiyya) is an Iraqi Shia Islamist political movement that was formed in 1957 by seminarians in Najaf, Iraq, and later formed branches in Lebanon and Kuwait. The Party backed the Iranian Revolution and also Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during the Iran–Iraq War. It supported the invasion of Iraq. Iran played a crucial role in the development of the movement, especially its Lebanese branch which later became Hezbollah. In 2019, the Dawa Party was reportedly suffering from internal divisions and is in danger of losing its "political relevance". The Islamic Dawa Party is led by Nouri Al-Maliki.