On November 9–11, 1960, as-Sayegh's party held its party convention (it should have been held by May 1960 at the latest according to the Associations Law, but the party was received a special dispense from the Minister of Interior to postpone the convention). According to a report in al-Mabda', there were 160 delegates present. A Central Committee with 17 members was elected, including as-Sayegh, Ibrahim Abd al-Hussein, Abd al-Jabbar Ghafuri, Abd as-Samad Hamid.[7]