Al-Muthanna Club
Al-Muthanna Club Nadi al-Muthanna | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Saib Shawkat |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Dissolved | 1941 |
| Succeeded by | Iraqi Independence Party (not legal successor) |
| Youth wing | Al-Futuwwa |
| Ideology | Arab fascism Pan-Arabism Fascism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Colours | Black |
The Al-Muthanna Club (Arabic: نادي المثنى) was an influential pan-Arab fascist society established in Baghdad ca. 1935 to 1937 which remained active until May 1941, when the coup d'état of pro-Nazi Rashid Ali al-Gaylani failed. It was named after Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha, an Iraqi Muslim Arab general who led forces that helped to defeat the Persian Sassanids at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah. Later known as the Iraqi Independence Party, Nadi al-Muthanna was influenced by European fascism and controlled by radical Arab nationalists who, according to 2005's Memories of State, "formed the core of new radicals" for a combined Pan-Arab civilian and military coalition.