Al-Islah (Yemen)
Yemeni Congregation for Reform التجمع اليمني للإصلاح | |
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| Chairperson | Mohammed al-Yadoumi |
| Deputy Chairperson | Abdul Wahab al-Ansi |
| Founders | Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar Abdul Majeed al-Zindani Mohammed al-Yadumi |
| Founded | 13 September 1990 (35 years, 183 days) |
| Headquarters | Sanaa |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Salafism) |
| International affiliation | Muslim Brotherhood (denied) |
| Colours | Blue |
| House of Representatives | 44 / 301 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| alislah-ye | |
| Al-Islah militia | |
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| ميليشيا الإصلاح | |
| Foundation | 1990 |
| Dates of operation | 1990-present |
| Active regions | Yemen |
| Status | Active |
| Size | Unknown |
| Allies | State allies:
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| Opponents | State opponents:
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| Wars | Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) |
The Yemeni Congregation for Reform, frequently called al-Islah (pronounced [alʔisˤlaːħ]; Arabic: التجمع اليمني للإصلاح, romanized: at-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.