List of Islamic political parties
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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Islamic liberal
This is a list of political parties espousing Islamic liberalism as its main ideology.
Country | Logo | Name | Abbr. | Leader | Founded | Ideology | Lower House |
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National Forces Alliance
تحالف القوى الوطنية |
NFA | Salaheddin El Bishari | 2012 | Libyan nationalism[1] | General National Congress: 39 / 200 | |
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Pakistan Peoples Party | PPP | Asif Ali Zardari | 30 November 1967 | Social democracy | National Assembly: 56 / 342 |
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Islamic Iran Participation Front
جبهه مشارکت ایران اسلامی |
IIPF | Mohsen Mirdamadi | 4 October 1976 | Reformism |
Moderate, Progressive Islamic / Centrist
This is a list of political parties espousing Islam as its main identity without principal adherence to the particular ideology of political Islam, or taking a theological position of wasat which advocates for politico-religious centrism.
Non-Ruling parties
Algeria – Islamic Renaissance Movement (part of Green Algeria Alliance), Movement for Democracy in Algeria
Bahrain – Al-Menbar Islamic Society
Bangladesh – Bangladesh Islami Front, Islami Oikya Jote, Bangladesh Congress
Egypt – Al-Wasat Party
India – Peace Party of India
Iran – Union of Islamic Iran People Party, Moderation and Development Party
Iraq – Islamic Action Organisation, Islamic Dawa Party (part of National Iraqi Alliance), Islamic Fayli Grouping in Iraq, Islamic Labour Movement in Iraq, Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman
The Netherlands – Islam Democraten (nl)
Philippines – Moro Islamic Liberation Front, United Bangsamoro Justice Party
Islamist
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Sunni
This is a list of political parties espousing Sunni Islamism as its main ideology.
Defunct Parties
Banned Parties:
Parties without lower-house representation
Algeria – Movement for National Reform
Bangladesh – Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Islamic Front Bangladesh, Bangladesh Islami Front, Islami Andolan Bangladesh
Egypt – Freedom and Justice Party,[19][20] Building and Development Party, Islamic Party
Indonesia – Crescent Star Party, Reform Star Party
Kuwait – Hadas
Lebanon – Islamic Labor Front, Islamic Unification Movement, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Najjadeh Party
Libya – Homeland Party
Maldives – Islamic Democratic Party, Adhaalath Party
Pakistan – Jamiat Ahle Hadith
Syria – Muslim Brotherhood of Syria
Turkey – Free Cause Party, New Welfare Party
Shia
This is a list of political parties espousing Shia Islamism as its main ideology.
Banned parties
Parties without lower-house representation
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of – Islamic Movement of Afghanistan, National Islamic Unity Party, Islamic Movement of Afghanistan, National Solidarity Party
Bahrain – Bahrain Freedom Movement, Islamic Action Society
Kuwait – Justice and Peace Alliance
Lebanon – Free Shia Movement, Union of Muslim Ulama
Iran – Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran, Islamic Coalition Party,
Iraq – National Iraqi Alliance, Al-Muwatin, Al-Sadiqoun Bloc, Ataa Movement, Eradaa Movement, Hezbollah Movement in Iraq, Islamic Action Organisation, Islamic Fayli Grouping in Iraq, Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, National Reform Trend
Pakistan – Tehrik-e-Jafaria
Islamic Socialism
This is a list of political parties espousing Islamic Socialism as its main ideology.
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Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen
مجلس وحدتِ مسلمین |
MWM | Allama Raja Nasir Abbas | 2 August 2009 | Islamic democracy | Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly: 1 / 33 |
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Pakistan Peoples Party | PPP | Asif Ali Zardari | 30 November 1967 | Social democracy | National Assembly: 56 / 342 |
Parties without lower-house representation
Banned parties
Salafist
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This is a list of political parties espousing Salafism as its main ideology.
Country | Logo | Name | Abbr. | Leader | Founded | Ideology | Lower House |
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Al Asalah
جمعية الأصالة الإسلامية |
AIS | Ghanim Al-Buaneen | 5 June 2002 | Salafism | Council of Representatives: 3 / 40 | |
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Al-Nour Party
حزب النور |
NP | Younes Makhioun[21] | 12 May 2011 | Salafism | House of Representatives: 7 / 596 | |
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Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | MMA | Fazl-ur-Rahman | 2002 | Islamism | National Assembly: 15 / 342 |
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Al-Islah
التجمع اليمني للإصلاح |
YCR | Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar | 13 September 1990 | Sunni Islamism | House of Representatives: 44 / 301 |
Defunct Parties
Parties without lower-house representation
Sufism and Ash'arism
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Bangladesh Tarikat Federation
বাংলাদেশ তরিকত ফেডারেশন |
BTF | Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary | 2005 | Secularism | House of the Nation: 1 / 350 | |
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The Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (Al-Ahbash)
جمعية المشاريع الخيرية الإسلامية |
AICP | Shaykh Hussam Qaraqira | 1983 | Religious pluralism
Anti-Salafi |
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National Congress Party
المؤتمر الوطني |
NCP | Omar al-Bashir | 1998 | Islamism | National Assembly: 323 / 426 |
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Parties without lower-house representation
Egypt – Egyptian Liberation Party, Victory Party, Voice of Freedom Party, Egyptian Liberation Party[22]
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