Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S)

Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (S)
جمیعت علماءِ اسلام (س)
AbbreviationJUI-S
AmeerHamid Ul Haq Haqqani
Historical leaderMaulana Sami-ul-Haq
FounderMaulana Shabbir Ahmed Usmani (founded JUI)
Founded1945 (original)
1980 (current)
Split fromJamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
Preceded byJamiat Ulema-e-Islam
HeadquartersDarul Uloom Haqqania, Akora Khattak, Pakistan[1][2]
Student wingJamiat Talba-e-Islam (S)[3]
IdeologyIslamism
(primarily Deobandi)
Deobandi jihadism
Pan-Islamism
Clericalism
Social conservatism
Political positionFar-right
National affiliationDifa-e-Pakistan Council
Colors   Black & White
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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]

  1. ^ a b "List of Enlisted Political Parties" (PDF). www.ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. ^ "PTI delegation seeks JUI-S chief's support". The News International (newspaper). 29 January 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ "JUI-S announces 10-day mourning". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ^ "A revolt within JUI-F". The News. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2023.