Nizam-e-Islam Party

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The Nizam-e-Islam Party or simply Nizam-e-Islam (Bengali: নেজামে ইসলাম, lit. 'Order of Islam'), is a political party in Bangladesh and Pakistan.^[2] The party was founded in the city of Kishoreganj in 1952, by the Islamic scholars of erstwhile East Bengal, Pakistan as an offshoot of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. It was one of the four political parties belonging to the United Front alliance which defeated the Muslim League in the 1954 elections.^[3]

History

Establishment

The

The Nizam-e-Islam Party protested against the central government's discriminatory treatment of Bengalis. It played a role in the struggle for East Pakistan's demands. For example, they demanded that Pakistan's capital be changed from Rawalpindi to Dhaka and that the headquarters of the Pakistan Navy to be in Chittagong, rather than Karachi.

In 1966, the Nizam-e-Islam party asked its ministers to resign from the government.^[6] The party split from the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in the following year. In 1969, a central election was held within the party, with Muhammad Shafi Deobandi as chief advisor, Zafar Ahmad Usmani as president, Athar Ali as executive president, Abdul Wahab Khan and Mustafa al-Madani as vice-presidents, Ehtisham ul Haq Thanvi as qaid (chief leader) and Siddiq Ahmad as secretary-general.^{[citation needed]}

In the lead-up to the

The party was against Bangladesh being an independent country. Its leaders like Farid Ahmad supported the Pakistan army and their paramilitary forces.[8] The party was in the Peace Committees of East Pakistan, and provided intelligence to Pakistan Army.^[9] Ahmad was killed after the war by members of the Mujib Bahini.^[10]

Bangladesh period (1971–present)

The government of Bangladesh banned all religion-based parties, including Nizam-e-Islam, after its independence.^[11][12] In 1978, this ban was lifted under president Ziaur Rahman. The Nizam-e-Islam Party was reorganised in 1981, with Siddiq Ahmad as its new president, Manzurul Ahsan as secretary, Ashraf Ali as assistant secretary and Sarwar Kamal Azizi as publicity and public welfare secretary. A central election was held three years later, with Abdul Malek Halim becoming president, Siddiq Ahmad as adviser, Ataur Rahman and Sarwar Kamal Azizi as vice presidents, Ashraf Ali as general secretary and Nurul Haque Arman as organising secretary.^[13]

It became part of the Islami Okiya Jote alliance composed of six parties.^[7][14]

See also

• List of Deobandi organisations

References