List of Islamic political parties


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.
CountryLogoNameAbbr.LeaderFoundedIdeologyLower House
Bangladeshlang\|bn|বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামীparty color|Party of Democratic Action

Banned parties

Non-legislature notable parties

Islamist

Sunni

This is a list of political parties espousing Sunni Islamism as its main ideology.
CountryLogoNameAbbr.LeaderFoundedIdeologyLower House
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Banned Sunni parties:

Non-legislature notable Sunni parties

Defunct notable Sunni parties

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Shia

This is a list of political parties espousing Shia Islamism as its main ideology.
CountryLogoNameAbbr.LeaderFoundedIdeologyLower House
Iraqlang\|ar|المجلس الأعلى الإسلامي العراقيComposition bar|2|329|green

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.
CountryLogoNameAbbr.LeaderFoundedIdeologyLower House
Bahrainlang\|ar|جمعية الأصالة الإسلاميةComposition bar|3|40|hex=blue

Banned Salafist parties

Non-legislature Salafist parties

Defunct Salafist parties

Sufism and [Ash'ari]sm

Non-legislature parties

; – Egyptian Liberation Party, Victory Party, Voice of Freedom Party, Egyptian Liberation Party

Islamic socialist

This is a list of political parties espousing Islamic Socialism as its main ideology.
CountryLogoNameAbbr.LeaderFoundedIdeologyLower House
Pakistanlang\|ur|مجلس وحدتِ مسلمینComposition bar|1|33|hex=green

Banned socialist parties

Non-legislature socialist parties

Defunct socialist parties