Al-Islah (Yemen)

Yemeni Congregation for Reform
التجمع اليمني للإصلاح
ChairpersonMohammed al-Yadoumi
Deputy ChairpersonAbdul Wahab al-Ansi
FoundersAbdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar
Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar
Abdul Majeed al-Zindani
Mohammed al-Yadumi
Founded13 September 1990
(35 years, 183 days)
HeadquartersSanaa
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing
ReligionSunni Islam (Salafism)
International affiliationMuslim Brotherhood (denied)
Colours  Blue
House of Representatives
44 / 301
Party flag
Website
alislah-ye.net
Al-Islah militia
ميليشيا الإصلاح
Foundation1990
Dates of operation1990-present
Active regionsYemen
StatusActive
SizeUnknown
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WarsYemeni Civil War (2015-present)

The Yemeni Congregation for Reform, frequently called al-Islah (pronounced [alʔisˤlaːħ]; Arabic: التجمع اليمني للإصلاح, romanizedat-Tajammu’u al-Yamanī lil-Iṣlāḥ), is a Yemeni Sunni Islamist movement established in 1990 by Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar, Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, Abdul Majeed al-Zindani, with Ali Saleh's blessing.

Islah is more of a loose coalition of tribal and religious elements than a political party. Its origins are in the Islamic Front, a Muslim Brotherhood affiliated militia supported by Saudi Arabia to combat the Marxist National Democratic Front during the Cold War. The Islamic Front regrouped after the unification of Yemen in 1990 under the banner of the Islah Party with considerable financial backing from Saudi Arabia. It has been identified as a client of Saudi Arabia, and since the civil war in Yemen, Saudi Arabia has forged even closer relations with the group.

The Joint Meeting Parties came into existence in 2003 when Islah and the Socialist Party joined three other smaller parties to establish a joint opposition to the ruling General People's Congress. At the last legislative elections on 27 April 2003, the party won 22.6% of the popular vote and 46 out of 301 seats.

As of late 2025, Islah had begun denying any formal affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood.