The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Yemen Region is the Yemen

Yemen

The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....

i regional organization of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (based in Damascus

Damascus

Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...

).

Ba'athism in Yemen originates back to the 1950s. The party worked underground until 1990. It obtained official registration as the 'Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party' on December 31, 1995 (whilst the other group had to register as the 'National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party

National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Yemen Region

The National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Yemen Region is the Yemeni regional organization of the Baghdad-based Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. The secretary of the party in Yemen is Dr. Qassem Salam Said.Abdulwahid Hawash serves as the deputy secretary...

'). The general secretary of the party in Yemen is Dr. Mahmoud Abdul-Wahab Abdul-Hamid. The party contested the 1993 parliamentary election

Yemeni parliamentary election, 1993

Parliamentary elections were held in Yemen on 27 April 1993. The result was a victory for the General People's Congress, which won 122 of the 301 seats. Voter turnout was 84.1%. -Results:-References:...

 in alliance with the other Ba'athist group, winning seven seats. In the 1997

Yemeni parliamentary election, 1997

The 1997 Yemeni parliamentary elections took place on 27 April 1997 for the Assembly of Representatives of Yemen. The governing General People's Congress of President Ali Abdullah Saleh won a landslide victory in the elections...

 and 2003 parliamentary elections

Yemeni parliamentary election, 2003

Parliamentary elections were held in Yemen on 27 April, 2003. Originally scheduled for 2001, they were won by President Ali Abdullah Saleh's General People's Congress, who took 58% of the vote...

, the party won two seats. In 2003, the party got 0.66% of the national vote. The party supported Ali Abdullah Saleh

Ali Abdullah Saleh

Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh is the first President of the Republic of Yemen. Saleh previously served as President of the Yemen Arab Republic from 1978 until 1990, at which time he assumed the office of chairman of the Presidential Council of a post-unification Yemen. He is the...

 in the 1999 presidential election

Yemeni presidential election, 1999

Direct Presidential elections were held in Yemen for the first time on 23 September 1999. Candidates had to be approved by at least 10% of MPs; however, in practice this meant that only two parties, the ruling General People's Congress and the Yemeni Congregation for Reform had enough seats to...

.

In December 2008, the party and the National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party agreed to coordinate their political activities.

In November 2010 one of the key leaders of the party in Yemen, Ali Ahmad Nasser al-Dhahab

Ali Ahmad Nasser al-Dhahab

Ali Ahmad Nasser al-Dhahab was a Yemeni politician, belonging to the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Yemen Region. He became a Baathist activist during his student days in Sana'a, and rose to become the Assistant Regional Secretary of the party in Yemen. In 1993 the was elected to parliament, a...

(assistant general secretary of the Regional Command and Member of Parliament since 1993), died.

External links

• Website of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Yemen Region
• Facebook page of the party