Hadas
# Hadas

Hadas (Arabic: حدس), officially the Islamic Constitutional Movement (الحركة الدستورية الإسلامية Al-Haraka Al-Dosturiya Al-Islamiyah) is a Kuwaiti Islamist political organization. The bloc is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.

## History and profile

Hadas was established on 31 March 1991 following the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion in the Gulf War. The group of people who started the Movement and still control it are Kuwaiti Islamists following the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood, most notably is Jassem Mohalhel.

Bader Al-Nashi was secretary general of Hadas between 2003 and July 2009. Its current secretary general is Mohammad al-Olaim. It has three members in the current National Assembly of Kuwait.

### National Assembly elections

| Election | Secretary-General | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | Essa al-Shaheen | 4 / 50 | New |
| 1996 | Essa al-Shaheen | 6 / 50 | 2 |
| 1999 | Essa al-Shaheen | 4 / 50 | 2 |
| 2003 | Bader al-Nashi | 2 / 50 | 2 |
| 2006 | Bader al-Nashi | 6 / 50 | 4 |
| 2008 | Bader al-Nashi | 4 / 50 | 2 |
| 2009 | Nasser al-Sane | 2 / 50 | 2 |
| 2012 (Feb) | Nasser al-Sane | 4 / 50 | 2 |
| 2012 (Dec) | Nasser al-Sane | 0 / 50 | 4 |
| 2013 | Nasser al-Sane | 0 / 50 | |
| 2016 | Mohammed al-Olaim | 4 / 50 | 4 |
| 2020 | Musaid al-Saidi | 3 / 50 | 1 |
| 2022 | Musaid al-Saidi | 3 / 50 | |
