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.
Islamic democratic centrist, liberal, moderate, and progressive
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, Islamic democracy, Third Way, progressivism and liberalism.
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Banned parties
Non-legislature notable parties
- Islamic Renaissance Movement (part of Green Algeria Alliance)
- Movement for Democracy in Algeria
- 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
Islamist
Sunni
This is a list of political parties espousing Sunni Islamism as its main ideology.
Banned Sunni parties:
- Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
- Hezb-i Islami Khalis
- Jamiat-e Islami
- Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan[10]
- Islamic Renaissance Party of Uzbekistan
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Non-legislature notable Sunni parties
Defunct notable Sunni parties
Shia
This is a list of political parties espousing Shia Islamism as its main ideology.
Banned Shia parties
Non-legislature notable Shia parties
Defunct notable Shia parties
Salafist
This is a list of political parties espousing Salafism as its main ideology.
| Country | Logo | 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 | Yunis Makhyun[19] | 12 May 2011 | Salafism Islamism Wahhabism Madkhalism |
House of Representatives: 7 / 596 | |
 Pakistan |
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Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal متحدہ مجلسِ عمل |
MMA | Fazl-ur-Rahman | 2002 | Islamism Conservatism Social conservatism |
National Assembly: 15 / 342 |
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Al-Islah التجمع اليمني للإصلاح |
YCR | Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar | 13 September 1990 | Sunni Islamism Salafism Tribalism |
House of Representatives: 44 / 301 |
 Sudan |
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National Congress Party حزب المؤتمر الوطني |
NCP | Omar al-Bashir | 1998 | Arab–Islamic nationalism Salafism Social conservatism Authoritarianism Militarism Anti-Americanism Anti-Zionism Right-wing populism |
National Assembly: 323 / 426 |
Banned Salafist parties
Non-legislature Salafist parties
Defunct Salafist parties
Sufism and Ash'arism
| Country | Logo | 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 |
Non-legislature parties
Islamic socialist
This is a list of political parties espousing Islamic Socialism as its main ideology.
| Country | Logo | Name | Abbr. | Leader | Founded | Ideology | Lower House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan |
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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 |
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf[21] پاکستان تحريکِ انصاف |
PTI | Imran Khan | 25 April 1996 | Islamic democracy Islamic socialism Welfare state Populism Environmentalism Social justice Civic nationalism |
National Assembly: 0 / 342 | |
| Pakistan |
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Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan جماعت اسلامی پاکستان |
JIP | Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman | 26 August 1941 | Islamic democracy Islamic socialism |
Sindh Assembly: 0 / 33 |
