Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan

Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan
Tajik nameҲизби Наҳзати Исломии Тоҷикистон
Russian nameПартия исламского возрождения Таджикистана
AbbreviationIRPT
ChairmanMuhiddin Kabiri
Deputy ChairmanSayidumara Husayn
Founded6 October 1990
(35 years, 159 days)
(underground formation)
26 October 1991
(34 years, 139 days)
(founding Congress)
Banned29 September 2015
(10 years, 166 days)
HeadquartersDushanbe
NewspaperNajot ("Salvation")
Membership (2015)40,000 (claimed)
IdeologyIslamism
Anti-communism
ReligionSunni Islam
International affiliationMuslim Brotherhood
Designated as a terrorist group by Tajikistan
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The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan also known as the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan, is a banned Islamist political party in Tajikistan. Until 2015, when it was designated a terrorist organisation, it was the only legal Islamist party in Central Asia.