500:
245:
Shiites were attracted to Saudi opposition groups, including the
Communist Party, due to resentment at discrimination against them on religious grounds by the Saudi Government. As a result, the bulk of the members of the Communist Party were members of Saudi Arabia's Shiite community.
173:(OSC). The groups were targeted by a wave of arrests between 1968 and 1969. The remainder of the NLF founded the CPSA in 1975. The party membership in 1975 was however very small, and is thought to have numbered as few as 30 members. The first secretary general of the CPSA was
254:
Saudi
Communist Party literature was filled with critiques of the Saudi economy, discrimination against women, and of the pro-Western foreign policy of the Saudi ruling family. The Communist Party also criticized the Saudi ruling family as being corrupt.
200:(التجمع الديموقراطي في السعودية) and take up the cause of democratic reform in the early 1990s. Soon thereafter, the government released the political prisoners of the party in exchange that the party promised to disband.
209:
566:
258:
The CPSA had close relations with other Arab communist parties and was a pro-Soviet party. In its previous inception as the
National Liberation Front, the group had pursued closer ties with the
683:
485:
161:
The
Communist Party in Saudi Arabia (CPSA) was formed on August 31, 1975. It had its origins in the National Renewal Front which was founded on September 23, 1954 and transformed in the
627:
688:
546:
819:
824:
804:
829:
463:
730:
478:
799:
620:
814:
229:
494:
274:
113:
839:
471:
653:
259:
834:
613:
525:
589:
725:
551:
809:
392:
265:
As part of the restructuring of the party in the early 1990s, the new
Democratic Assembly took up the cause of democratic reform.
754:
749:
571:
170:
435:
678:
166:
162:
720:
77:
185:. Mustafa Wahba used the alias Mahdi Habib in the post. He held the title until 1991 when the party was dissolved.
705:
118:
710:
658:
594:
108:
673:
515:
700:
695:
605:
668:
561:
520:
325:
93:
384:
388:
317:
777:
307:
86:
637:
584:
228:. Other organizations close to the CPSA were the Workers' Federation of Saudi Arabia, the
146:
134:
530:
377:
182:
793:
329:
174:
499:
189:
150:
216:
The CPSA had a youth organization, the Union of
Democratic Youth - Saudi Arabia (
169:
since 1963. The communists inside the NLF had a separate organization called the
641:
178:
67:
321:
415:"Marx's Arabian Apostles: The Rise and Fall of the Saudi Communist Movement"
345:"Marx's Arabian Apostles: The Rise and Fall of the Saudi Communist Movement"
82:
414:
344:
312:
295:
221:
193:
98:
454:
The Battle for Saudi Arabia: Royalty, Fundamentalism, and Global Power
208:
225:
207:
296:"The Cold War and the Communist Party of Saudi Arabia, 1975–1991"
567:
Organization for the
Islamic Revolution in the Arabian Peninsula
609:
467:
242:
The party was always illegal and persecuted by the regime.
232:(NUSSA) and the Democratic Women's League of Saudi Arabia.
539:
508:
188:Declining popularity caused by the collapse of the
92:
76:
66:
56:
48:
33:
21:
376:
547:Arab Socialist Action Party – Arabian Peninsula
218:Ittihad ash-Shabab ad-Dimuqrati fi as-Sa'udiyah
621:
479:
165:on October 17, 1958. The NLF was part of the
8:
343:Mohammed Turki A. Al Sudairi (August 2019).
628:
614:
606:
486:
472:
464:
230:National Union of Students of Saudi Arabia
18:
820:Defunct political parties in Saudi Arabia
311:
275:List of political parties in Saudi Arabia
825:Political parties disestablished in 1991
447:
445:
443:
408:
406:
404:
192:and the rise in popularity of political
72:Union of Democratic Youth - Saudi Arabia
286:
805:1991 disestablishments in Saudi Arabia
370:
368:
366:
364:
362:
830:Political parties established in 1954
526:Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia
413:Mohammed Turki A. Al Sudairi (2019).
379:Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia
196:caused the party to rename itself as
7:
800:1954 establishments in Saudi Arabia
456:. Seven Stories Press. p. 165.
260:National Liberation Front – Bahrain
198:Democratic Assembly of Saudi Arabia
143:al-Hizb ash-Shuyu'i fi as-Sa'udiyah
138:
16:Political party in Saudi Arabia
14:
815:Communist parties in Saudi Arabia
495:Political parties in Saudi Arabia
436:حريّة التعبير في العربية السعودية
294:Toby Matthiesen (1 August 2020).
572:Organization of Saudi Communists
552:Arabian Peninsula People's Union
498:
171:Organization of Saudi Communists
840:Saudi Arabian opposition groups
557:Communist Party in Saudi Arabia
181:who was one of the advisors of
131:Communist Party in Saudi Arabia
24:Communist Party in Saudi Arabia
167:Arab National Liberation Front
1:
835:Republicanism in Saudi Arabia
383:. Scarecrow Press. p.
300:Journal of Cold War Studies
856:
765:
649:
590:List of political parties
580:
163:National Liberation Front
139:الحزب الشيوعي في السعودية
104:
37:August 31, 1975
27:الحزب الشيوعي في السعودية
810:Banned communist parties
595:Politics of Saudi Arabia
452:As'Ad Abukhalil (2011).
239:("Way of the Toilers").
109:Politics of Saudi Arabia
26:
516:National Assembly Party
349:The Middle East Journal
94:Political position
375:John Peterson (1993).
235:Its central organ was
213:
419:Middle East Institute
211:
313:10.1162/jcws_a_00950
769:Defunct parties in
562:Hezbollah Al-Hejaz
521:Umma Islamic Party
237:Tareeq al-Kadiḥeen
220:), with office in
214:
61:Tareeq al-Kadiḥeen
787:
786:
638:communist parties
603:
602:
127:
126:
114:Political parties
847:
778:Communism portal
630:
623:
616:
607:
503:
502:
488:
481:
474:
465:
458:
457:
449:
438:
433:
427:
426:
410:
399:
398:
382:
372:
357:
356:
340:
334:
333:
315:
291:
140:
87:Marxism-Leninism
44:
42:
19:
855:
854:
850:
849:
848:
846:
845:
844:
790:
789:
788:
783:
761:
645:
634:
604:
599:
585:Politics Portal
576:
535:
504:
497:
492:
462:
461:
451:
450:
441:
434:
430:
412:
411:
402:
395:
374:
373:
360:
342:
341:
337:
293:
292:
288:
283:
271:
252:
206:
159:
147:political party
123:
85:
40:
38:
29:
28:
25:
17:
12:
11:
5:
853:
851:
843:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
792:
791:
785:
784:
782:
781:
773:
766:
763:
762:
760:
759:
758:
757:
752:
742:
735:
734:
733:
728:
723:
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
692:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
661:
656:
650:
647:
646:
635:
633:
632:
625:
618:
610:
601:
600:
598:
597:
592:
587:
581:
578:
577:
575:
574:
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
543:
541:
537:
536:
534:
533:
531:Hizb ut-Tahrir
528:
523:
518:
512:
510:
506:
505:
493:
491:
490:
483:
476:
468:
460:
459:
439:
428:
400:
393:
358:
335:
285:
284:
282:
279:
278:
277:
270:
267:
251:
248:
205:
202:
183:King Abdulaziz
158:
155:
125:
124:
122:
121:
116:
111:
105:
102:
101:
96:
90:
89:
80:
74:
73:
70:
64:
63:
58:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
35:
31:
30:
23:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
852:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
797:
795:
780:
779:
774:
772:
768:
767:
764:
756:
753:
751:
748:
747:
746:
743:
741:
740:
736:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
718:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
666:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
651:
648:
643:
639:
631:
626:
624:
619:
617:
612:
611:
608:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
582:
579:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
544:
542:
538:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
513:
511:
507:
501:
496:
489:
484:
482:
477:
475:
470:
469:
466:
455:
448:
446:
444:
440:
437:
432:
429:
424:
420:
416:
409:
407:
405:
401:
396:
394:9780585216249
390:
386:
381:
380:
371:
369:
367:
365:
363:
359:
354:
350:
346:
339:
336:
331:
327:
323:
319:
314:
309:
305:
301:
297:
290:
287:
280:
276:
273:
272:
268:
266:
263:
261:
256:
249:
247:
243:
240:
238:
233:
231:
227:
223:
219:
210:
203:
201:
199:
195:
191:
186:
184:
180:
176:
175:Mustafa Wahba
172:
168:
164:
156:
154:
152:
148:
144:
136:
132:
120:
117:
115:
112:
110:
107:
106:
103:
100:
97:
95:
91:
88:
84:
81:
79:
75:
71:
69:
65:
62:
59:
55:
51:
47:
36:
32:
20:
776:
770:
744:
739:Saudi Arabia
738:
737:
715:
663:
556:
453:
431:
422:
418:
378:
352:
348:
338:
306:(3): 32–62.
303:
299:
289:
264:
257:
253:
244:
241:
236:
234:
217:
215:
197:
190:Soviet Union
187:
160:
151:Saudi Arabia
142:
130:
128:
60:
755:SCP Unified
750:SCP Bakdash
642:Middle East
212:UDYS symbol
179:Hafiz Wahba
177:, a son of
794:Categories
775:See also:
644:by country
540:Historical
281:References
68:Youth wing
41:1975-08-31
716:Palestine
425:(3): 456.
355:(3): 455.
330:221118100
322:1520-3972
204:Structure
119:Elections
83:Communism
57:Newspaper
49:Dissolved
269:See also
250:Ideology
222:Damascus
194:Islamism
145:) was a
99:Far-left
78:Ideology
771:italics
711:Lebanon
684:CPI-MLM
654:Bahrain
640:in the
509:Current
157:History
39: (
34:Founded
706:Jordan
701:Israel
636:Major
391:
328:
320:
135:Arabic
745:Syria
689:OIPFG
659:Egypt
326:S2CID
226:Syria
731:PFLP
696:Iraq
679:WCPI
664:Iran
389:ISBN
318:ISSN
129:The
52:1991
726:PCP
721:PPP
674:CPI
669:TPI
385:121
308:doi
149:in
796::
442:^
423:73
421:.
417:.
403:^
387:.
361:^
353:73
351:.
347:.
324:.
316:.
304:22
302:.
298:.
262:.
224:,
153:.
141:,
137::
629:e
622:t
615:v
487:e
480:t
473:v
397:.
332:.
310::
133:(
43:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.