Isa al-Jowder
| Isa Al Jowder عيسى الجودر | |
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| Deputy Secretary General of Haq Movement | |
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In office November 11, 2005 – September 24, 2011 | |
| President | Hasan Mushaima |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1937 |
| Died | September 24, 2011 (aged 74)[1] |
| Nationality | Bahraini |
| Political party | Haq movement |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sheikh Isa Abdullah Al Jowder (Arabic: الشيخ عيسى عبدالله الجودر) was a Sunni cleric and nationalist political activist in Bahrain. He was a member of the Haq Movement. He was a signatory to both the 1992 and the 1994 petitions calling on the then Amir to reinstate the authority of the 1973 elected parliament (dissolved by Amiri decree in 1975). He was briefly arrested by the government during the 1990s Uprising. He had previously been arrested for his political activities in 1957, 1963 and 1968.[2]
He died on Saturday, September 24, 2011[3]
References
- ↑ "وفاة نائب رئيس حركة حق السابق الشيخ عيسى الجودر (Archived). Jurnal al-Jazira.September 24, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ↑ The Birth of the Popular Petition Committee (Arabic: ولادة لجنـــــة العريضــــة الشعبيــة.. لقــاء الوطنــي بالدينـي), Ali Rabea, Al-Waqt newspaper, June 11, 2007
- ↑ الوسط العدد 3305 بتاريخ 25-09-2011م
External links
- The cleric who engineered petitions from the heart of Galali village, Al Wasat newspaper, 31 May 2006 (Arabic)
- Shaikh Isa al-Jowder: A Cleric and a Nationalist, Al-Waqt newspaper, 6 July 2007 (Arabic)
- We need a Tutu here too
- 1992 Petition for Reforms to Amir of Bahrain
- Video of Isa al-Jowder on YouTube
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