Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam جمیعت علماءِ اسلام (ف) Assembly of Islamic Clerics | |
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| Abbreviation | JUI (F) |
| Leader | Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman |
| General Secretary | Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri |
| Spokesperson | Aslam Ghauri |
| Vice President | Atta Ur Rehman |
| Leader in National Assembly of Pakistan | Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman |
| Founder | Shabbir Ahmad Usmani (founded JUI) |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Preceded by | JUI |
| Headquarters | Jamia Madnia, Lahore, Punjab |
| Student wing | Jamiat Talba-e-Islam (JTI) |
| Women's wing | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Women Wing |
| Volunteer Wing | Tanzeem Ansar-ul-Islam |
| Lawyers Wing | Jamiat Lawyers Forum |
| Teachers Wing | Wahdat-e-Asaatza |
| Doctors Wing | Islamic Doctors Forum |
| Membership | 4.4 million (2025) |
| Ideology | Islamic fundamentalism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Deobandi) |
| National affiliation | TTAP MMA PDM |
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| Senate of Pakistan | 7 / 96 |
| National Assembly of Pakistan | 11 / 336 |
| Provincial Assembly of Balochistan | 14 / 65 |
| Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 19 / 145 |
| Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly | 1 / 33 |
| Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | 0 / 371 |
| Provincial Assembly of Sindh | 0 / 168 |
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| Deobandi movement |
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan, also known as Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) (abbr. JUI (F), JUI-F), is an Islamic fundamentalist political party in Pakistan. Established as the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in 1945, it is the result of a factional split in 1988 with 'F' standing for the name of its leader, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman.
It has been called "the biggest religio-political party" in Pakistan, with the largest "proven street power." At the time of its inception it was based in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which are mostly inhabited by Pashtuns, but over the years it has cemented its electoral base into Balouchistan, Sindh and South Punjab. The JUI (F) is the largest splinter group of the original JUI, which split into two factions in 1980 over the policy of Pakistani president Zia-ul-Haq of supporting Mujahideen outfits in the Afghanistan war. The other faction, the much smaller JUI-S, led by Samiul Haq, is of regional significance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Two other small splinter groups are the Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Nazryati (JUI-N) which split off in 2007, but merged back into JUI (F) in 2016; and Rabita Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, led by Muhammad Khan Sherani which broke off in 2020.
The party is registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan as simply "Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam", but is still commonly referred "Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)".