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List of Islamic political parties

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Below are lists of political parties espousing Islamic identity or political Islam in various approaches under the system of Islamic democracy. Islamic democracy refers to a political ideology that seeks to apply Islamic principles to public policy within a democratic framework. Lists are categorized by the ideological affiliation and sorted by the country of origin.

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Country	Name	Abbr.	Leader	Founded	Ideology	Lower House
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী	BJI	Shafiqur Rahman	1975	Islamism Bangladeshi nationalism	Jatiya Sangsad: 0 / 350
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Party of Democratic Action Bosnian: Stranka demokratske akcije	SDA	Bakir Izetbegović	26 May 1990	Bosniak nationalism Conservatism^[1] Pro-Europeanism^[2] Islamism Big tent	House of Representatives: 9 / 42
India	Indian Union Muslim League इण्डियन यूनियन मुस्लिम लीग	IUML	K. M. Kader Mohideen	10 March 1948	Social conservatism Centrism	House of the People 3 / 543
India	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन	AIMIM	Asaduddin Owaisi	12 November 1927	Secularism Social Justice	House of the People 2 / 543
Indonesia	National Awakening Party Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa	PKB	Muhaimin Iskandar	9 July 1998	Pancasila Pluralism Nationalism Islamic democracy Islamic liberalism	People's Representative Council: 58 / 575
Indonesia	National Mandate Party Partai Amanat Nasional	PAN	Zulkifli Hasan	23 August 1998	Islamic democracy Religious nationalism^[3] Pancasila	People's Representative Council: 44 / 575
Iraq	Kurdistan Justice Group كۆمەڵی دادگەری كوردستان	KJP	Ali Bapir	2001	Islamic democracy Kurdish nationalism Social Justice	Council of Representatives: 3 / 329
Jordan	Islamic Centrist Party حزب الوسط الاسلامي	ICS	Madalla al-Tarawneh	December 2001	Islamic democracy Arab nationalism Centrism	House of Representatives: 5 / 130
Libya	National Forces Alliance تحالف القوى الوطنية	NFA	Salaheddin El Bishari	2012	Libyan nationalism^[4] Islamic democracy^[5] Big tent^[6] Economic Liberalism	General National Congress: 39 / 200
Malaysia	United Malays National Organisation^[7] ڤرتوبوهن كبڠساءن ملايو برساتو	UMNO	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi	11 May 1946	Ketuanan Melayu Malay nationalism National conservatism	House of Representatives: 26 / 222
Malaysia	National Trust Party (Malaysia) ڤرتي أمانه نڬارا	AMANAH	Mohamad Sabu	16 September 2015	Social justice Progressivism Islamic modernism Islamic democracy	House of Representatives: 8 / 222
Maldives	Maldivian Democratic Party ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ	MDP	Mohamed Nasheed	10 November 2003	Liberal conservatism Islamic democracy Parliamentarism Environmentalism	People's Majlis: 41 / 87
Maldives	People's National Congress ޕީޕަލްސް ނެޝަނަލް ކޮންގްރެސް	PNC	Dr. Mohamed Muizzu	31 January 2019	Conservatism Religious nationalism	People's Majlis: 16 / 87
Pakistan	Pakistan People's Party پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی	PPP	Asif Ali Zardari	30 November 1967	Social democracy Islamic democracy Progressivism	National Assembly: 56 / 342
Philippines	Lakas–CMD Lakas–Demokratang Kristiyano at Muslim	LCMD	Martin Romualdez	1991	Islamic democracy Liberal conservatism Filipino nationalism Federalism Parliamentarism Centrism Conservatism	18 / 304
Rwanda	Ideal Democratic Party Parti Démocratique Idéal	PDI	Mussa Harerimana	1992	Islamic democracy Centrism	Chamber of Deputies: 1 / 80
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress ශ්‍රී ලංකා මුස්ලිම් කොංග්‍රසය ஸ்ரீலங்கா முஸ்லீம் காங்கிரஸ்	SLMC	Rauff Hakeem	1981	Muslim minority politics	Parliament of Sri Lanka: 5 / 225
Tunisia	Ennahda حركة النهضة	Enhada	Rached Ghannouchi	1981	Social conservatism Economic liberalism Islamic democracy	52 / 217
Turkey	New Welfare Party Yeniden Refah Partisi	YENİDEN REFAH	Fatih Erbakan	20 July 2001	Milli Görüş Religious Nationalism Islamism	Grand National Assembly: 20 / 600
	Felicity Party Saadet Partisi	SAADET	Temel Karamollaoğlu	23 November 2018	Milli Görüş Conservatism Social conservatism Islamic fundamentalism	Grand National Assembly: 4 / 600
	Future Party Gelecek Partisi	GP	Ahmet Davutoğlu	2019	Conservatism Liberal conservatism Conservative liberalism Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism	Grand National Assembly: 0 / 600
	Justice and Development Party Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi	AK PARTİ	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	14 August 2001	Conservatism^[8] Social conservatism^[9] National conservatism^[10] Right-wing populism Neo-Ottomanism Illiberalism Economic nationalism Erdoğanism Euroscepticism	Grand National Assembly: 287 / 600

Country	Name	Abbr.	Leader	Founded	Ideology	Lower House
Algeria	Movement of Society for Peace حركة مجتمع السلم	Hamas	Abderrazak Makri	6 December 1990	Sunni Islamism Islamic democracy Social conservatism Economic liberalism^[12]	People's National Assembly: 65 / 407
	National Construction Movement حركة مجتمع السلم	NCM	Abdelkader Bengrina	March 2013	Islamic democracy Algerian nationalism	People's National Assembly: 39 / 407
	Justice and Development Front جبهة العدالة والتنمية	JDF	Abdallah Djaballah	2011	Islamic democracy Algerian nationalism	People's National Assembly: 2 / 407
Indonesia	Prosperous Justice Party Partai Keadilan Sejahtera	PKS	Ahmad Syaikhu	20 July 1998	Pancasila Islamism^[13] Islamic fundamentalism^[14] Social conservatism	People's Representative Council: 50 / 575
Indonesia	United Development Party Partai Persatuan Pembangunan	PPP	Muhamad Mardiono	5 January 1973	Pan-Islamism Pancasila Conservatism	People's Representative Council: 19 / 575
Iraq	Iraqi Islamic Party الحزب الاسلامي العراقي	IIP	Rashid al-Azzawi	26 April 1960	Islamic democracy Qutbism	Council of Representatives of Iraq: 7 / 329
	Kurdistan Islamic Union Yekgirtuy Islami Kurdistan	KIU	Salaheddine Bahaaeddin	1994	Islamic democracy Kurdish nationalism	Council of Representatives of Iraq: 4 / 329 Kurdistan Parliament: 5 / 111
	Uniters for Reform Coalition الحراك الشعبي في العراق	Muttahidoon	Usama al-Nujayfi	December 2012	Regionalism Islamic democracy Populism	Council of Representatives of Iraq: 16 / 329
Jordan	Islamic Action Front جبهة العمل الإسلامي	IAF	Hamza Mansour	1992	Islamism Islamic democracy	House of Representatives: 10 / 130
Jordan	National Congress Party (Zamzam) حزب المؤتمر الوطني	Zamzam زمزم	Rheil Gharaibeh	2016	Islamism Islamic democracy	House of Representatives: 5 / 130
Lebanon	Islamic Group الجماعة الإسلامية	JI	Azzam Al-Ayyoubi	1964	Sunni Islamism Pan-Islamism Social conservatism	Lebanese Parliament: 1 / 128
Libya	Justice and Construction Party حزب العدالة والبناء	JCP	Emad al-Banani	3 March 2012	Islamic democracy Islamism	General National Congress: 17 / 200
Malaysia	Malaysian Islamic Party Parti Islam Se-Malaysia	PAS	Abdul Hadi Awang	24 November 1951	Islamism Islamic conservatism Islamic fundamentalism Jihadism^[15] Pan-Islamism Shariaism	House of Representatives: 43 / 222
Maldives	Jumhooree Party ޖުމްހޫރީ ޕާޓީ	JP	Qasim Ibrahim	26 May 2008	Islamic democracy Nationalism Social conservatism	People's Majlis: 3 / 87
	Progressive Party of Maldives ޕްރޮގްރެސިވް ޕާރޓީ އޮފް މޯލްޑިވްސް	PPM	Vacant	17 October 2011	Islamism Social conservatism Maldivian nationalism	People's Majlis: 5 / 87
	People's National Congress ޕީޕަލްސް ނެޝެނަލް ކޮންގްރެސް	PNC	Mohamed Muizzu^[16]	31 January 2019	Conservatism Islamism	People's Majlis: 3 / 87
	Maldives Development Alliance މޯލްޑިވްސް ޑިވެލޮޕްމަންޓް އެލަޔަންސް	MDA	Ahmed Shiyam Mohamed	20 December 2012	Economic liberalism Political Islam	People's Majlis: 3 / 87

Mauritania	National Rally for Reform and Development التجمع الوطني للإصلاح و التنمية	RNRD	Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour	2007	Sunni Islamism Islamic democracy Religious conservatism	National Assembly: 14 / 146
Morocco	Justice and Development Party^[17] Parti de la justice et du développement	JDP PJD	Saadeddine Othmani	1967	Islamic democracy Social conservatism Conservatism Moroccan nationalism	House of Representatives: 13 / 395
Pakistan
	Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) جمیعت علماءِ اسلام	JUI	Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman	1945	Islamism Social conservatism Religious nationalism Religious conservatism	National Assembly: 14 / 342
	Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan جماعتِ اسلامی	JIP	Siraj ul Haq	26 August 1941	Islamism Islamic revivalism Social conservatism Pan-Islamism Islamic democracy Anti-capitalism Anti-communism Anti-liberalism	National Assembly: 1 / 342 Sindh Assembly: 1 / 168

Palestine	Hamas حركة المقاومة الإسلامية	Hamas	Ismail Haniyeh	December 10, 1987	Palestinian nationalism Islamism Religious nationalism Anti-Zionism Antisemitism	Legislative Council: 74 / 132
Somaliland	Somaliland National Party Xisbiga Waddani	Waddani	Hersi Ali Haji Hassan	2012	Nationalism Populism Islamic democracy	House of Representatives: 31 / 82
Turkey	Felicity Party Saadet Partisi	SAADET	Temel Karamollaoğlu	20 July 2001	Millî Görüş Islamism Social conservatism Religious nationalism	Grand National Assembly: 1 / 600
	Great Unity Party Büyük Birlik Partisi	BBP	Mustafa Destici	29 January 1993	Turkish Islamonationalism Sunni Islamism Turkish ultranationalism Social conservatism	Grand National Assembly: 1 / 600
	New Welfare Party Yeniden Refah Partisi	YRP	Fatih Erbakan	23 November 2018	Millî Görüş Sunni Islamism Turkish nationalism Anti-feminism Neo Ottomanism	Grand National Assembly: 5 / 600

Country	Name	Abbr.	Leader	Founded	Ideology	Lower House
Iraq	Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq المجلس الأعلى الإسلامي العراقي	ISCI	Humam Hamoudi	1982	Sistanism Shia Islamism Islamic democracy Decentralization Iraqi nationalism	Council of Representatives of Iraq: 2 / 329
	Islamic Dawa Party حزب الدعوة الاسلامية	IDP	Hashim Al-Mosawy	1998	Shia Islamism Clericalism Islamic fundamentalism	Council of Representatives of Iraq: 5 / 329
	Islamic Virtue Party ائتلاف الفتح‎	IVP	Ammar Tu'ma Abd-Abbas	1991	Islamism Anti-Zionism	Council of Representatives of Iraq: 9 / 329
	State of Law Coalition إئتلاف دولة القانون	SLC	Nouri al-Maliki	2009	Populism Big tent Anti-secularism Statism Anti-corruption	Council of Representatives of Iraq: 33 / 329
	Fatah Alliance ائتلاف الفتح‎	Fatah	Hadi Al-Amiri	2018	Shia Islamism Big tent Pro-Iran Anti-secularism Anti-corruption Factions: Anti-Americanism Anti-Zionism Vilayat-e Faqih	Council of Representatives of Iraq: 17 / 329
Kuwait	National Islamic Alliance التحالف الوطني الإسلامي	NIA	Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad	1988	Islamism	National Assembly: 1 / 65
Lebanon	Hezbollah حزب الله	Hezbollah	Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah	1985	Islamic nationalism Pan-Islamism Anti-Zionism Anti-imperialism Shia Jihad Khomeinism Anti-West Antisemitism	Parliament: 13 / 128

Country	Name	Abbr.	Leader	Founded	Ideology	Lower House
Bahrain	Al Asalah جمعية الأصالة الإسلامية	AIS	Ghanim Al-Buaneen	5 June 2002	Salafism Islamism	Council of Representatives: 3 / 40
Egypt	Al-Nour Party حزب النور	NP	Younes Makhioun^[21]	12 May 2011	Salafism Islamism Wahhabism Madkhalism	House of Representatives: 7 / 596
Pakistan	Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal متحدہ مجلسِ عمل	MMA	Fazl-ur-Rahman	2002	Islamism Conservatism Social conservatism	National Assembly: 15 / 342
Yemen	Al-Islah التجمع اليمني للإصلاح	YCR	Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar	13 September 1990	Sunni Islamism Salafism Tribalism	House of Representatives: 44 / 301

Country	Name	Abbr.	Leader	Founded	Ideology	Lower House
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Tarikat Federation বাংলাদেশ তরিকত ফেডারেশন	BTF	Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary	2005	Secularism Islamic democracy Conservatism Economic liberalism	House of the Nation: 1 / 350
Lebanon	The Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (Al-Ahbash) جمعية المشاريع الخيرية الإسلامية	AICP	Shaykh Hussam Qaraqira	1983	Religious pluralism Islamic neo-traditionalism Apolitical Anti-Salafi	Parliament: 2 / 128
Sudan	National Congress Party المؤتمر الوطني	NCP	Omar al-Bashir	1998	Islamism Arab nationalism Sufism Social conservatism Authoritarianism Militarism Anti-Americanism Anti-Zionism Right-wing populism	National Assembly: 323 / 426

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List of Islamic political parties

Islamic democratic centrist, liberal, moderate, and progressive

Banned parties

Non-legislature notable parties

Islamist

Sunni

Banned Sunni parties:

Non-legislature notable Sunni parties

Defunct notable Sunni parties

Shia

Banned Shia parties

Non-legislature notable Shia parties

Defunct notable Shia parties

Salafist

Banned Salafist parties

Non-legislature Salafist parties

Defunct Salafist parties

Sufism and Ash'arism

Non-legislature parties

Islamic socialist

Banned socialist parties

Non-legislature socialist parties

Defunct socialist parties

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Country	Logo	Name	Abbr.	Leader	Founded	Ideology	Lower House
Pakistan		Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen مجلس وحدتِ مسلمین	MWM	Allama Raja Nasir Abbas	2 August 2009	Islamic democracy Islamic socialism Shi'a–Sunni unity	Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly: 1 / 33
Pakistan		Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf^[23] پاکستان تحريکِ انصاف	PTI	Imran Khan	25 April 1996	Islamic democracy Islamic socialism Welfare state Populism Environmentalism Social justice Civic nationalism	National Assembly: 156 / 342