# List of Arab nationalist parties

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Below are lists of political parties espousing Pan-Arabist and Arab Nationalist ideologies in various approaches. Arab nationalism or Arabism in its contemporary concept refers to the belief that the Arab people are one people united by language, culture, history, geography and interests, and that a single Arab state will be established to unite the Arabs within the borders drawn by colonial powers.

## Ruling as Majority

| Country | Emblem | Name | Abbr. | Leader | Founded | Ideology | Legislature | Notes |
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | | Polisario Front جبهة البوليساريو | POLISARIO | Brahim Ghali | 10 May 1973 | Sahrawi nationalism Big tent Social democracy Democratic socialism Arab nationalism Pan-Africanism | National Council:53 / 53 | Currently the sole legal party |
| Yemen | | General People's Congress المؤتمر الشعبي العام | GPC | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (pro-Hadi faction) Sadeq Amin Abu Rass (pro-Houthi faction) Ahmed Saleh (pro-Saleh faction) | 24 August 1982 | Yemeni nationalism Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism Big tent | House of Representatives:170 / 301 | |

## Minor Representation in Lower-House

| Country | Name | Abbr. | Leader | Founded | Ideology | Legislature |
| Algeria | National Liberation Front جبهة التحرير الوطني | NLF | Abou El Fadhel Baadji [ar] | 23 October 1954 | Arab nationalism Algerian nationalism Pan-Arabism Anti-imperialism Arab socialism | National Assembly:98 / 407 |
| Algeria | Dignity Party [ar] حزب الكرامة | DP | Mohamed Eddaoui | 1997 | Nasserism Left-wing nationalism Democratic socialism Left-wing populism | National Assembly:1 / 407 |
| Egypt | National Progressive Unionist Party حزب التجمع الوطني التقدمي الوحدوي | NPU | Sayed Abdel Aal | 1977 | Nasserism Left-wing nationalism Democratic socialism Left-wing populism | House of Representatives:6 / 568 |
| Egypt | Arab Democratic Nasserist Party الحزب العربى الديمقراطى الناصرى | ADN | Sameh Ashour | 19 April 1992 | Arab nationalism Arab socialism Pan-Arabism Nasserism | House of Representatives:1 / 568 |
| Iraq | Popular Movement in Iraq الحزب العربى الديمقراطى الناصرى | PMI | Sheikh Mohammed Taha al-Hamdoun | 2011 | Sunni Arab interests Iraqi nationalism Federalism | Council of Representatives:1 / 568 |
| Israel | United Arab List لقائمة العربية الموحدة | UAL | Mansour Abbas | 1996 | Conservatism Israeli Arab interests Two-state solution Islamism Islamic democracy Social conservatism | Knesset:4 / 120 |
| Israel | The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality الجبهة الديمقراطية للسلام والمساواة | Hadash | Ayman Odeh | 1977 | Communism Eco-socialism Israeli Arab interests Two-state solution Non-Zionism | Knesset:3 / 120 |
| Israel | Arab Movement for Renewal الحركة العربية للتغيير | Ta'al | Ahmad Tibi | 1990s | Arab nationalism Israeli Arab interests Secularism Two-state solution | Knesset:3 / 120 |
| Israel | Balad Party بلد | Balad | Sami Abu Shehadeh | 1995 | Arab nationalism Left-wing nationalism Secularism Anti-Zionism | Knesset:1 / 120 |
| Jordan | Islamic Centre Party حزب الوسط الاسلامي | ICP | Madalla al-Tarawneh | December 2001 | Islamic democracy Arab nationalism | Chamber of Deputies:5 / 130 |
| Jordan | National Current Party حزب التيار الوطني | NCP | Saleh Rusheidat [ar; de] | 2009 | Jordanian nationalism Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism | Chamber of Deputies:4 / 130 |
| Jordan | Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي الأردني | Ba'ath | Akram al-Homsi | 1966 | Neo-Ba'athism Arab nationalism Saddamism | Chamber of Deputies:1 / 130 |
| Lebanon | Progressive Socialist Party الحزب التقدمي الإشتراكي | PSP | Walid Jumblatt | 1 May 1949 | Social democracy Third Way Democratic socialism Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism | Parliament of Lebanon:8 / 128 |
| Lebanon | Dignity Movement تيار الكرامة | ALP | Faisal Karami | 1966 | Arab nationalism Anti-Zionism Pan-Arabism | Parliament of Lebanon:1 / 128 |
| Lebanon | Union Party حزب الإتحاد | UP | Abdul Rahim Mrad | 1960 | Nasserism Pan-Arabism | Parliament of Lebanon:1 / 128 |
| Lebanon | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Lebanon Region حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي في لبنان | | Assem Qanso | 1950 | Socialism Arab nationalism Ba'athism | Parliament of Lebanon:1 / 128 |
| Lebanon | Popular Nasserist Organization التنظيم الشعبي الناصري | PNO | Osama Saad | 1973 | Nasserism Arab socialism Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism Anti-Zionism Left-wing nationalism | Parliament of Lebanon:1 / 128 |
| Mauritania | Sawab حزب الصواب | Sawab | Abdel Salem Ould Horma | 23 May 2004 | Ba'athism Arab nationalism | Parliament of Mauritania:5 / 157 |
| Mauritania | People's Progressive Alliance Alliance populaire progressiste | PPA | Messaoud Ould Boulkheir | | Nasserism Social democracy | Parliament of Mauritania:7 / 157 |
| Mauritania | Socialist Democratic Unionist Party الحزب الوحدوي الاشتراكي الديمقراطي | SDU | Mahfouz Weld al-Azizi | 20 September 1994 | Neo-Ba'athism Arab nationalism | Parliament of Mauritania:1 / 157 |
| Morocco | Istiqlal Party | PI | Nizar Baraka | April 1937 | Conservatism Arab nationalism Monarchism | Parliament of Morocco:17 / 120 |
| Palestine | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين | PFLP | Ahmad Sa'adat | 1967 | Anti-Zionism Pan-Arabism Arab nationalism One-state solution | Legislative Council:3 / 132 |
| Syria | Arab Socialist Union Party of Syria حزب الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي في سورية | ASU | Safwan al-Qudsi | 1973 | Arab nationalism Arab socialism Nasserism Pan-Arabism Left-wing nationalism | People's Assembly:3 / 250 |
| Syria | Socialist Unionist Party حزب الوحدويين الاشتراكيين | SUP | Fayiz Ismail | 1962 | Nasserism Arab nationalism Arab socialism | People's Assembly:2 / 250 |
| Syria | National Covenant Party حزب الوحدويين الاشتراكيين | NCP | Fayiz Ismail | 1972 | Arab nationalism Arab socialism Islamic socialism | People's Assembly:2 / 250 |
| Syria | Arab Democratic Union Party حزب الاتحاد العربي الديمقراطي | ADU | Iyad Ghassan Osman | | Arab nationalism Nasserism | People's Assembly:1 / 250 |
| Tunisia | Democratic Current التيار الديمقراطي | DC | Ghazi Chaouachi | 30 May 2013 | Social democracy Third Way Nationalism Progressivism Pan-Arabism | Assembly:22 / 217 |
| Tunisia | People's Movement حركة الشعب | PM | Zouhair Maghzaoui | 2005 | Secularism Democratic socialism Nasserism Arab nationalism | Assembly:15 / 217 |
| Tunisia | Popular Front الجبهة الشعبية | PF | Hamma Hammami | 7 October 2012 | Socialism Secularism Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism | Assembly:1 / 217 |
| Yemen | Yemeni Socialist Party الحزب الاشتراكي اليمني | YSP | Abdulraham Al-Saqqaf | 1978 | Social democracy Arab nationalism | House of Representatives:8 / 301 |
| Yemen | Nasserist Unionist People's Organisation التنظيم الوحدوي الشعبي الناصري | NUP | Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi | 25 December 1965 | Nasserism Yemeni unionism | House of Representatives:3 / 301 |
| Yemen | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Yemen Region حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي - قطر اليمن | Ba'ath | Mohammed Al-Zubairy | 1951 | Ba'athism Arab socialism | House of Representatives:1 / 301 |

## Formerly ruling as Majority

| Country | Name | Abbr. | Leader | Founded | Dissolved | Ideology | Legislature at peak |
| Egypt | Arab Socialist Union الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي | ASU | Gamal Abdel Nasser (first) Anwar Sadat (last) | 1962 | 1978 | Pan-Arabism Arab nationalism Arab socialism Secularism Nasserism Left-wing populism | House of Representatives:360 / 360 |
| Iraq | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي في العراق | Ba'ath | saddam Hussein | 1947 | 2003 | Ba'athism Saddamism | Chamber of Deputies of Iraq :165 / 250 |
| Iraq | Arab Socialist Union الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي | ASU | Fuad ar-Rikabi | 1964 | 1968 | Arab nationalism Arab socialism Pan-Arabism Nasserism Anti-imperialism Republicanism | Sole legal party |
| Libya | Arab Socialist Union الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي | ASU | Muammar Gaddafi | 11 June 1971 | 3 March 1977 | Arab nationalism Arab socialism Pan-Arabism Nasserism | Sole legal party |
| South Yemen | Yemeni Socialist Party الحزب الاشتراكي اليمني | YSP | Abdulraham Al-Saqqaf | 1978 | | Arab nationalism Communism Marxism–Leninism | Sole legal party:111 / 111 |
| Sudan | National Congress Party المؤتمر الوطني | NCP | Omar al-Bashir | 1998 | 2019 | Islamism Arab nationalism Sufism Authoritarianism Militarism Anti-Americanism Anti-Zionism Populism | National Assembly:350 / 360 |
| Sudan | Sudanese Socialist Union الاتحاد الاشتراكي السوداني | SCU | Jaafar Nimeiry | 1971 | 1985 | Arab nationalism Arab socialism Anti-communism Authoritarianism Nasserism | National Assembly:332 / 368 |
| Syria | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي – قطر سوريا | ASBP | Bashar al-Assad | 1973 | December 2024 | Assadism Anti-Americanism Anti-Zionism Authoritarianism | People's Assembly:167 / 250 |
| United Arab Republic | National Union الاتحاد الاشتراكي السوداني | NU | Anwar Sadat (First) Kamal el-Din Hussein (Last) | 1957 | 1962 | Arab nationalism Arab socialism Pan-Arabism Anti-Zionism Anti-communism Anti-Ikhwanism Republicanism | Sole legal party:600 / 600 |

## No representation in Lower-House
### Nasserist

Egypt – Dignity Party (Egypt), Egyptian Popular Current
Europe – Arab European League
Iraq – Arab Struggle Party, Nasserist Socialist Vanguard Party,
Lebanon – Al-Mourabitoun, Nasserist Unionists Movement, Arab Movement Party, Union of Working People's Forces, Toilers League, Lebanese Arab Movement
Palestine – Arab Palestine Organization, Action Organization for the Liberation of Palestine
Syria – Democratic Arab Socialist Union
Yemen – Democratic Nasserist Party, Nasserist Reform Organization

### Arab Nationalism

Bahrain – National Justice Movement, Progressive Democratic Tribune
Egypt – Arab Unification Party, Arab Party for Justice and Equality, Arab Unification Party, Egyptian Arab Union Party, Free Republican Party, National Conciliation Party, United Nasserist Party, Arabic Popular Movement, Arabism Egypt Party
Iran – Islamic Reconciliation Party
Israel – Arab Democratic Party, Arab National Party
Jordan – Jordanian Arab Party
Kuwait – Kuwait Democratic Forum
Lebanon – Arab Democratic Party, Democratic Left Movement, Najjadeh Party, People's Movement, Lebanese Arab Struggle Movement, Arab Unification Party
Palestine – Palestinian Arab Front, Palestinian Liberation Front
Tunisia – Popular Unity Party, Unionist Democratic Union

### Arab Socialism

Bahrain – National Democratic Action Society, Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain, Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf
Egypt – Egypt Arab Socialist Party
Iraq – Arab Revolutionary Workers Party
Israel – Da'am Workers Party
Jordan – Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party
Lebanon – Arab Socialist Action Party, Lebanese Social Democratic Party, Progressive Arab Front, Socialist Lebanon, Communist Action Organization in Lebanon, Arab Socialist Union
Sudan – Islamic Socialist Party
Syria – Social Democratic Unionists
Tunisia – Democratic Patriots' Unified Party, Workers' Party

### Ba'athism

Algeria – Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party of Algeria
Bahrain – Nationalist Democratic Assembly
Iraq – Arab Socialist Ba'ath, Al-Awda
Jordan – Arab Ba'ath Progressive Party, Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Kuwait – Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Kuwait Region
Lebanon – Socialist Arab Lebanon Vanguard Party
Libya – Libyan Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Mauritania – National Vanguard Party
Palestine – Arab Liberation Front, As-Sa'iqa
Sudan – Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, Sudanese Ba'ath Party
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic – Sahrawi Socialist Baath Party
Syria – Democratic Socialist Arab Ba'ath Party, Arab Socialist Ba'ath
Tunisia – Party of the Democratic Arab Vanguard
Yemen – Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party

## Defunct or Banned
### Nasserist

Egypt – Nasserist People's Congress Party, Senior Nasserist Conference
Lebanon – Progressive Arab Front, Union of Working People's Forces-Corrective Movement, United Nasserite Organization
Libya – Arab Socialist Union (Libya)
Saudi Arabia – Arabian Peninsula People's Union

### Arab Nationalism

Egypt – Syrian Unity Party
Europe – Andalusian Liberation
Iraq – Al-Muthanna Club, Arab Unity Party, Party of National Brotherhood, Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc
Israel – Agriculture and Development, Arab List for Bedouin and Villagers, Cooperation and Brotherhood
Palestine – Arab People's Movement, National Bloc, Palestine Arab Party, Reform Party
Ottoman Empire – Al-ʽAhd (Iraq), Al-Fatat
Syria – Arab National Party, League of Nationalist Action, National Party
Tunisia – Destour
Yemen – Free Yemeni Movement, National Liberation Front

### Arab Socialism

Egypt – Young Egypt Party
Iraq – Arab Struggle Party, Arabic Toilers' Movement
Jordan – Jordanian Revolutionary People's Party, National Socialist Party
Lebanon – Organization of Lebanese Socialists
Mauritania – Mauritanian National Renaissance Party
Oman – Dhofar Liberation Front, Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman
Palestine – Youth Congress Party, Palestine Popular Liberation Organization
Saudi Arabia – Arab Socialist Action Party
Yemen – Revolutionary Democratic Party
Zanzibar – Umma Party

### Ba'athism

Oman – National Democratic Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf
Yemen – People's Vanguard Party