The Socialist Nation Party is an Iraqi political party that was founded by

Salih Jabr Sayyid Salih Jabr ( ar, سيد صالح جبر; 1896–1957) was an Iraqi statesman who served as the prime minister of Iraq from March 1947 to January 1948. He was the first Shi'ite to become prime minister. In the 1930s and 1940s, Salih atten ...

in 1951. The party sought to gain popularity by adopting

socialism Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the e ...

Arab nationalism Arab nationalism ( ar, القومية العربية, al-Qawmīya al-ʿArabīya) is a nationalist ideology that asserts the Arabs are a nation and promotes the unity of Arab people, celebrating the glories of Arab civilization, the language an ...

, and democratic principles. It was faced by enormous amount of skepticism and criticism from the Iraqi press as Jaber was known for having close ties with feudalists and tribal leaders who opposed socialism. The party opposed

Nuri Al-Said Nuri Pasha al-Said CH (December 1888 – 15 July 1958) ( ar, نوري السعيد) was an Iraqi politician during the British mandate in Iraq and the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq. He held various key cabinet positions and served eight terms as ...

policies and sought to limit his influence over Iraqi politics. It published two newspapers: ''Al-Naba'' (''The News''), and ''Al-Umma ''(''The Nation'').

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1951 establishments in Iraq 1958 disestablishments in Iraq Defunct socialist parties in Iraq Democratic socialist parties in Asia Organizations based in Baghdad Political parties disestablished in 1958 Political parties established in 1951 {{Iraq-party-stub