Islamic Action Front
The Islamic Action Front (IAF; Arabic: جبهة العمل الإسلامي Jabhat al-'Amal al-Islami) is an Islamist political party in Jordan. It is the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan.
Islamic Action Front جبهة العمل الإسلامي | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Hamza Mansour Hamam Saeed |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Amman |
| Ideology | Islamism Islamic democracy Anti-Zionism |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| International affiliation | Muslim Brotherhood |
| Colours | Green |
| Chamber of Deputies | 10 / 130 |
| Senate | 0 / 65 |
| Website | |
| IAF official website | |
Founded in 1992 with 350 members, Engineer Ahmed Azaida, Dr. Ishaq Al-Farhan and Dr. Abdul Latif Arabiyat were the main force behind the formation.
Sheikh Hamza Mansour is the chief of the IAF and has declared the organization's intentions as wanting "to be treated as free men" and as wanting "relations with the US based on mutual respect", while questioning US Administration's motives in the Middle-East and around the World.
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