Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S)
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan (S) (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.
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 |
| Student wing | Jamiat Talba-e-Islam (S) |
| Ideology | Islamism (primarily Deobandi) Deobandi jihadism Pan-Islamism Clericalism Social conservatism Religious conservatism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| National affiliation | Difa-e-Pakistan Council |
| Colors | Black & White |
| Senate | 0 / 100 |
| National Assembly | Assembly dissolved |
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