The National Wisdom Movement (Arabic: تيار الحكمة الوطني, romanized: Tayar al-Hikmah al-Watani) is a political coalition in Iraq that was formed to contest the 2018 general election.
ISCI is one of the oldest Shiite Islamist political parties in Iraq, founded in exile during the presidency of Saddam Hussein by a senior cleric, Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim.
Following the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, it has been a leading party of the majority Shiite Arab population and an important component of every government.
Hadi Al-Amiri, who led the military wing of ISCI, was Transport Minister 2010–14 as part of the Al Maliki II Government.
[2] Other senior members of ISCI had accused Ammar of making decisions without consulting other leaders and rejected his proposal to introduce more young people to the leadership; when he informed the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, of his move he responded that "your withdrawal from the Council serves no interest and is a wrong step.