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Nizam-e-Islam Party
Nizam-e-Islam Party | |
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| President | Mawlana M.A.Raquib[1] |
| Founder | Athar Ali Bengali |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Split from | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam |
| Student wing | Bangladesh Islami Chatra Samaj |
| Ideology | Islamism |
The Nizam-e-Islam Party, also known as Nizam-e-Islam (Bengali: নেজামে ইসলাম, Devanagari: नेजामे इसलाम ), is a religious-political party active in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Founded in 1952 in Kishoreganj by Islamic scholars from the then East Bengal, Pakistan, it emerged as an offshoot of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. The party was one of four political parties that formed the United Front alliance, which successfully defeated the Muslim League in the 1954 elections.
Bangladesh period (1971-Present)[edit]
Following its independence, the government of Bangladesh banned all religion-based political parties, including the Nizam-e-Islam Party. This ban was lifted in 1978 under President Ziaur Rahman. The Nizam-e-Islam Party was reorganised in 1981, with Siddiq Ahmad appointed as the new president, Manzurul Ahsan as secretary, Ashraf Ali as assistant secretary, and Sarwar Kamal Azizi as publicity and public welfare secretary.
Three years later, a central election was conducted, resulting in Abdul Malek Halim becoming president, with Siddiq Ahmad serving as adviser, Ataur Rahman and Sarwar Kamal Azizi as vice presidents, Ashraf Ali as general secretary, and Nurul Haque Arman as organizing secretary. The party subsequently joined the Islami Okiya Jote alliance, which consisted of six political parties.