Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (S) جمیعت علماءِ اسلام (س) | |
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Abbreviation | JUI-S |
Ameer | Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani |
Historical leader | Maulana Sami-ul-Haq |
Founder | Maulana Shabbir Ahmed Usmani (founded JUI) |
Founded | 1945 (original) 1980 (current) |
Split from | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) |
Preceded by | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam |
Headquarters | Darul Uloom Haqqania, Akora Khattak, Pakistan[1][2] |
Student wing | Jamiat Talba-e-Islam (S)[3] |
Ideology | Islamism (primarily Deobandi) Deobandi jihadism Pan-Islamism Clericalism Social conservatism |
Political position | Far-right |
National affiliation | Difa-e-Pakistan Council |
Colors | Black & White |
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National Assembly | 0 / 100 |
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan (S)[1] (Urdu: جمیعت علماءِ اسلام (س)) commonly known as Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S) is a political party in Pakistan. It was established in 1980, as a breakaway faction of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) founded by Maulana Shabbir Ahmed Usmani in 1945. The "S" in its name stands for the name of its leader, Maulana Sami-ul-Haq. A small party in the realm of Pakistani politics it achieved some success in 2002 when it joined the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a junior member of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) coalition government.[4]