National Union (United Arab Republic)

National Union
الاتحاد القومي
General SecretaryAnwar Sadat
(1957–1959)
Kamal el-Din Hussein
(1959–1962)
ChairmanGamal Abdel Nasser
Founded28 May 1957
Dissolved1962 (1962)
Preceded byLiberation Rally
Succeeded byArab Socialist Union
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
IdeologyArab nationalism
Arab socialism
Pan-Arabism
Nasserism
Anti-Zionism
Anti-Ikhwanism
Republicanism
Anti-communism
Political positionLeft-wing
Colors  Red
  White
  Black
Party flag

The National Union (Arabic: الاتحاد القومي al-Ittihâd al-Kawmi) was the only permitted party in the United Arab Republic, the political union between Egypt and Syria that existed from 1957 to 1962.