Hasan Mushaima

Hassan Mushaima
حسن مشيمع
Hassan Mushaima
Born1948
OpponentGovernment of Bahrain
Secretary-General of Haq Movement
Assumed office
November 11, 2005
DeputyIsa al-Jowder (d. 2011)
Personal details
Political partyHaq Movement (since 2005)
Other political
affiliations
Al Wefaq (until 2005)
Residence(s)Jidd Haffs, Bahrain
Criminal statusTo be retried (2012)
Criminal chargeAttempting to overthrow
the Bahraini monarchy
PenaltyLife imprisonment

Hasan Mushaima (Arabic: حسن مشيمع) is an opposition leader in Bahrain and the secretary-general of the Haq Movement, an important opposition party in Bahrain. Before forming Haq, he was a founding member of Al Wefaq and a leading figure in the 1994 uprising in Bahrain. He has campaigned for more democratic rights in Bahrain and has been in prison in Bahrain since his arrest in 2011.