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The 1990 Arab summit, officially Emergency Arab Summit Conference, was an extraordinary summit that includes the leaders of the member states of the Arab League, hosted by the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, between May 28 and 30, 1990.[1][2]
| Arab League Summit | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iraq |
| Date | 28–30 May |
| Cities | Baghdad |
| Participants | 19 |
| Chair | President Saddam Hussein |
| Follows | 1989 |
| Precedes | 1990 (Cairo) |
It was held about two months before Iraq invaded Kuwait. It was called for by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, but Syria and Lebanon were absent.[3] The conferees warned of the wave of Jewish immigration from the Soviet Union, which was on the verge of disintegration, and considered it a threat to Arab national security and the rights of the Palestinians.[1][4]
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| Country | Represented by | Title |
|---|---|---|
 Bahrain | Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa | Emir |
 Iraq | Saddam Hussein | President |
 Kuwait | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | Emir |
 Libya | Muammar Gaddafi | Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution |
 Mauritania | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya | President |
 Palestine | Yassir Arafat | President |
 Qatar | Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani | Emir |
 Saudi Arabia | Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | King |
 United Arab Emirates | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan | President |
 Yemen | Ali Abdullah Saleh | President |
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