Jamaat-e-Islami,or Jamaat as it is commonly known,is an Islamist political party based in Pakistan and founded by Abul Ala Maududi. It is the Pakistani successor to Jamaat-e-Islami,which was founded in colonial India in 1941. Its objective is the transformation of Pakistan into an Islamic state,governed by Sharia law,through a gradual legal and political process. JI strongly opposes capitalism,communism,liberalism,and secularism as well as economic practices such as offering bank interest. JI is a 'vanguard party',whose members are intended to be leaders spreading party beliefs and influence. Supporters not thought qualified to be members may become 'affiliates',and beneath them are 'sympathizers'. The party leader is called an 'ameer'. Although it does not have a large popular following,the party is quite influential and considered one of the major Islamic movements in Pakistan,along with Deobandi and Barelvi.
Liaqat Baloch is a political leader in Pakistan.
Qazi Hussain Ahmad was an Islamic scholar,democracy activist,and former Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami,the socially conservative Islamist political party in Pakistan.
Tehreek-e-Jafaria Pakistan,formerly Tehreek Nifaz Fiqah-e-Jafaria Arif Hussaini/Sajid Naqvi Group was the Shia political party in Pakistan from 1979 to 2000. Belonging to the Ja'fari school of Islamic jurisprudence,TNFJ was founded in 1979 by Syed Arif Hussain Al Hussaini supported by Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain Najafi Dhaku. Its creation coincided with the enforcement of controversial Islamic laws by then President of Pakistan,General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq. At the same time,1979 Iranian Revolution in Shi'a Iran added extra confidence and comfort in the movement.
Kausar Niazi,born as Muhammad Hayyat Khan and commonly known as MaulanaKausar Niazi,was a Pakistani politician and a religious leader in Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Niazi,in Bhutto's premiership cabinet,was a most powerful federal minister in Pakistan during 1974 till 1977. Niazi was one of the close aids and trusted confidents of Bhutto who remained loyal to Bhutto until his death. He was born in Musakhel,Punjab,Pakistan. His father Fateh Khan Niazi Luqi-khel and uncle Muzaffar Khan Niazi Luqi-khel were among the leading persons of the area. He was a religious scholar and orator,who made a name for himself in politics,and was a member of Bhutto's Federal Cabinet. He served as a minister and assisted Bhutto for 6 years. He was also a member of the Pakistan People's Party.
Mian Tufail Mohammad was a Pakistani religious leader,lawyer,Islamic theologian,and former Secretary General and Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan party.
Nawab of Kalabagh Malik Amir Mohammad Khan was the hereditary ruler of Kalabagh Estate and a prominent feudal lord,politician of Pakistan. He was also the Chief or Sardar of the Awan tribe. Nawab of Kalabagh has been a ruling title for tribal estate of Kalabagh,in Mianwali District of north western Punjab,Pakistan.
General elections were held in Pakistan on 7 December 1970 to elect members of the National Assembly. They were the first direct general elections since the independence of Pakistan and ultimately the only ones held prior to the independence of Bangladesh. Voting took place in 300 general constituencies,of which 162 were in East Pakistan and 138 in West Pakistan. A further thirteen seats were reserved for women,who were to be elected by members of the National Assembly.
Syed Munawar Hasan was a Pakistani politician who served as the 4th Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami from 2009 to 2014. He was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Karachi in 1977.
Abdur Rasheed Turabi is a well-known politician of Azad Jammu &Kashmir. He was the Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Azad Kashmir till July 2017. Dr Khalid Mahmood is his successor and newly elected Ameer of JI AJK. He is a well known columnist and also has written books giving the guidelines of solution of Kashmir dispute. He remained President of Islami-e-Jamiat Talaba Kashmir Chapter (1974–76). He participated greatly in the freedom movement of Kashmir. He is member of Legislative Assembly of Azad Jammu &Kashmir. He is also member of Muslim World league.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami,previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh,is a major Islamist political party in Bangladesh.
Siraj-ul-Haq is a Pakistani politician who was elected as the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami,a religious political party in Pakistan which seeks to establish an Islamic legal system. He also served as the Finance minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa twice;first in the cabinet of Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani,from 2002-2007,and again minister during Pervez Khattak's tenure as Chief Minister.
Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhary,commonly referred to as Ejaz Chaudhary,is a serving Pakistani senator,national politician,and former deputy mayor of Lahore. As of 2019,he is the President of PTI Punjab. In 2007 Chaudhary had joined Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He has served as Imran Khan's chief political advisor,and served as the Punjab President of the party from 2013 to 2015. After becoming Punjab President he serves on both the central executive committee and core committee (Politburo)
Events in the year 2013 in Pakistan.
Muhammad Hanif Abbasi is a Pakistani businessman and politician of Pakistan Muslim League (N). He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position twice from 2002 to 2008 and again from 2008 to 2013.
Asad Qaiser is a Pakistani politician. He is the former Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan,served from August 2018 to April 2022. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously,he was the member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2013 to 2018 and served as the 14th Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly,from May 2013 to August 2018.
Chaudhry Nazir Ahmed Khan was a Pakistani politician. He was a member of the All India Muslim League,who served as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (1990-1993). During the pre- and post-partition of the subcontinent,Nazir Ahmed Khan played a significant role in political parties such as the All India Muslim League (Pre-Partition) and Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan.
Fayaz-ul-Hasan Chohan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. He was also the Official Spokesperson to the Chief Minister of Punjab and President of the Directorate General Public Relations. He has previously served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information,Culture,Colonies and Prisons from 27 August 2018 till 30 March 2020.
Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman is a Pakistani social activist,engineer,politician and Central Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan for the session 2024-2029. Previously he served as the President of Jamaat-e-Islami,Karachi from 2013 to 2024.
General elections were held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday,25 July 2018 to elect the 51 members of 15th National Assembly from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) obtained a landslide victory in the province by winning 37 general seats and increased their margin of victory from 2013. The PTI also won 8 out of 10 reserved seats while the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) won 1 reserved seat each.
