Democratic Centrist Tendency
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The Democratic Centrist Tendency was an Iraqi political party founded in 2000 in London
by Iraqi exiles who were opposed to the rule of Saddam Hussein
. The group publishes the newspaper Al-Nahdah.
It participated in the Follow-Up and Arrangement Committee
in the lead up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
by Iraqi exiles who were opposed to the rule of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
. The group publishes the newspaper Al-Nahdah.
Supporters
The founder members included:- Secretary-General: Adnan PachachiAdnan PachachiAdnan al-Pachachi or Adnan Muzahim Amin al-Pachachi is a veteran Iraqi politician and diplomat. Pachachi was Iraq's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1959 to 1965 and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq from 1965 to 1967; he again served as Permanent Representative to the UN...
, Foreign Minister and UN Ambassador under the 1960s Nationalist government of Abdul Salam ArifAbdul Salam ArifAbdul Salam Mohammed Arif Aljumaily was President of Iraq from 1963 till his death. He played a leading role in the coup in which the Hashemite monarchy was overthrown on July 14, 1958.-1958 revolution and conflict with Qasim:... - Deputy Secretary-General: Mahdi al-HafezMahdi al-HafezMahdi Ahmed al-Hafez was Minister of Planning in the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council in September 2003 and in the Iraqi Interim Government. A Shia Muslim, al-Hafez was the Iraqi representative to the United Nations from 1978 to 1980; afterwards, he headed the Arab Economic...
, foreign service officer at the UN in Geneva under Saddam HusseinSaddam HusseinSaddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
during the 1970s who became Minister of Planning under the Iraqi Governing CouncilIraqi Governing CouncilThe Iraqi Governing Council was the provisional government of Iraq from July 13, 2003 to June 1, 2004. It was established by and served under the United States-led Coalition Provisional Authority... - Executive Committee Member: Maysoon al-DamlujiMaysoon Al-DamlujiMaysoon Salem Al-Damluji first name also spelt Maysun, is a liberal Iraqi politician and women's rights campaigner. She was Iraq's Deputy Minister of Culture from June 2004 until March 2006 and is currently a member of the Council of Representatives for the secular Iraqi National List, or...
, Senior Deputy Culture Minister in he Iraqi Governing Council, later Member of Parliament - Executive Committee Member: Ayham al-SamarieAyham al-SamarieAiham Alsammarae is a nationalistic, Sunni, Iraqi politician who served as Minister of Electricity from August 2003 until May 2005...
, who became Minister of Electricity in the Iraqi Governing CouncilIraqi Governing CouncilThe Iraqi Governing Council was the provisional government of Iraq from July 13, 2003 to June 1, 2004. It was established by and served under the United States-led Coalition Provisional Authority... - Executive Committee Member: Feisal al-IstrabadiFeisal al-IstrabadiFeisal Amin al-Istrabadi is an Iraqi politician and diplomat who represents Iraq at the United Nations as Deputy Permanent Representative. In 2004 he was one of the main drafters of Iraq's Transitional Administrative Law .-Background and early life:...
, legal drafter of the Transitional Administrative Law , appointed Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Iraq to the UN - Hussein Ali al-ShaalanHussein Ali al-ShaalanSheikh Hussein Ali al-Shaalan is an Iraqi politician and tribal leader. A Shiite Arab from Diwaniya, he was elected to the Council of Representatives of Iraq in the Iraqi legislative election of December 2005 from the Iraqi National List coalition.-Exile:...
It participated in the Follow-Up and Arrangement Committee
Follow-Up and Arrangement Committee
The Follow Up and Arrangement Committee was an alliance of Iraqi opposition groups formed in the run up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003.-Members:The members of the committee were:...
in the lead up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.