Ali Salman

Infobox Person
name = Ali Salman


image_size = 180px
birth_date = 1965
birth_place = al-Belad al-Qadeem, Bahrain
party = Leader of Al-Wefaq
religion = Twelver Shia Islam
website = [http://www.toqa.net www.toqa.net]

Ali Salman ( _ar. علي سلمان) is the president of the Al-Wefaq political society in Bahrain. He is a Twelver Shi'a cleric educated in Qom. In January 1995 the Bahraini government forcibly exiled him to Dubai for leading a popular campaign demanding the reinstatement of the constitution and the restoration of parliament during the 1990s Uprising. From there he made his way to London and sought asylum. He continued opposition activities from London, where he was associated with the Bahrain Freedom Movement. Salman returned to Bahrain in March 2001 in a general amnesty as part of a set of political reforms announced by King Hamad.

Within Al Wefaq he is considered the 'moderate' public face of the organization, and has opposed the more confrontational approach with the authorities of other leaders.

ee also

*Al-Wefaq
* 1990s Uprising in Bahrain
*Politics of Bahrain

External links

* [http://www.toqa.net/toqa/ Office of Ali Salman]
* [http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=12555 Gulf News: Exiled Bahrain opposition leader returns]
* [http://www.isn.ethz.ch/publihouse/details.cfm?lng=en&id=29901 The Victory of Al Wefaq: the Rise of Shiite Politics in Bahrain] , Mohammed Zahid Mahjoob Zweiri, Research Institute for European and American Studies, Research Paper 108, April 2007 (Athens)