Jamaat-e-Islami PakistanFar-right political party in PakistanThe logo used on Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan's Facebook page.Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JIP; Urdu: جماعت اسلامی پاکستان, romanized: Jamāt-e-Islāmī Pākistān) is a far-right Pakistani Islamist political party and pressure group. It is the Pakistani chapter of the Jamaat-e-Islami, a global Islamic movement founded in British India in 1941.
Jamaat-e-IslamiJamaat-e-Islami also known as Party of Islam is an Islamist movement founded in 1941 in British India by the author of Tafhim-ul-Quran, Syed Abul Ala Maududi, who developed a conception of "theo-democracy", whereby a state operates in full accordance with Islamic law in all areas of life, and is ruled by the entire Muslim community.
List of political parties in BangladeshFrom the restoration of parliamentary democracy in 1991, Bangladesh has a fading two-party system, which means that two political parties dominate the general elections, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of another party. Since 2026, two dominant parties are Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
Bangladesh Nationalist PartyThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party, abbreviated as BNP, is a major centre to centre-right political party in Bangladesh. It was founded by the former president Ziaur Rahman in 1978, adhering the ideology of Bangladeshi nationalism. It is one of the two contemporary mainstream parties in the country, alongside the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, and the ruling party since 2026.
IslamismPolitico-religious ideologyIslamism is a range of religious and political ideological movements that believe that Islam should influence political systems. Its proponents believe Islam is innately political, and that Islam as a political system is superior to communism, liberal democracy, capitalism, and other alternatives in achieving a just, successful society.
Abul A'la MaududiSouth Asian Islamic scholar, Founder of Jamaat-e-Islami (1903–1979)Abul A'la al-Maududi (Urdu: ابو الاعلیٰ المودودی, romanized: Abū al-Aʿlā al-Mawdūdī; (1903-09-25)25 September 1903 – (1979-09-22)22 September 1979) was an Islamic scholar and the author of Tafhim-ul-Quran, who was active in British India and later, following the partition, in Pakistan.
Independence of BangladeshLeader(s)A. K. Fazlul Huq, Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy, Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Tajuddin Ahmad, M. A. G. Osmani, Ziaur RahmanKey eventsBengali language movement1954 Provincial electionSix Point Movement1969 Mass uprising1970 General electionNon-cooperation movementOperation SearchlightArrest of Sheikh Mujibur RahmanProvisional GovernmentBangladesh Liberation WarGenocideSurrender of Pakistani ForcesThe independence of Bangladesh was declared from Pakistan on 26 March 1971, which is now celebrated as Independence Day.
Far-right politicsPolitical alignment in the right-wing spectrum Alt-right members preparing at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Participants are carrying Gadsden flags, a Nazi flag, and Confederate battle flags. Election poster of the far-right Alternative for Germany with a statement saying "Start remigration immediately!"
East PakistanFormer provincial wing of Pakistan (1956–1971)Today part ofBangladesh
Pakistan Armed ForcesCombined military forces of PakistanThe Pakistan Armed Forces (Urdu: پاکستان مسلح افواج; pronounced) are the military forces of Pakistan. It is the world's seventh-largest military measured by active military personnel and consists of three uniformed services—the Army, Navy, and the Air Force, which are backed by several paramilitary forces such as the National Guard and the Civil Armed Forces.Right-wing politicsRight-wing politics, or rightism, is the range of political ideologies that view certain social stratifications and orders as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position in favour of conservatism, natural law, economics, authority, property, religion, or tradition. Hierarchy and inequality may be seen as natural results of traditional social differences or competition in market economies.
Presidencies and provinces of British IndiaThe provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.