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
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Banned parties

  • National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan
  • Islamic Iran Participation Front

    Non-legislature notable parties

  • Islamic Renaissance Movement
  • Movement for Democracy in Algeria
  • Al-Menbar Islamic Society
  • Bangladesh Islami Front
  • Islami Oikya Jote
  • Bangladesh Congress
  • Al-Wasat Party
  • Peace Party of India
  • Crescent Star Party
  • Gelora Party
  • Union of Islamic Iran People Party
  • Moderation and Development Party
  • Islamic Action Organisation
  • Islamic Dawa Party
  • Islamic Fayli Grouping in Iraq
  • Islamic Labour Movement in Iraq
  • Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman
  • Islam Democrats
  • Bangsamoro Party
  • United Bangsamoro Justice Party

    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:

  • Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
  • Hezb-i Islami Khalis
  • Jamiat-e Islami
  • Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan
  • Islamic Salvation Front
  • Masyumi Party
  • Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan
  • National Order Party
  • Virtue Party
  • Welfare Party

    Non-legislature notable Sunni parties

  • Movement for National Reform
  • Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
  • Islamic Front Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis
  • Bangladesh Islami Front
  • Islami Andolan Bangladesh
  • Freedom and Justice Party
  • Building and Development Party
  • Islamic Party
  • United Development Party
  • Ummah Party
  • Hadas
  • Islamic Labor Front
  • Islamic Unification Movement
  • Hizb ut-Tahrir, Najjadeh Party
  • Homeland Party
  • Adhaalath Party
  • Progressive Party of Maldives
  • People's National Front
  • Jamiat Ahle Hadith
  • Muslim Brotherhood of Syria

    Defunct notable Sunni parties

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

  • Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan
  • People's Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan
  • Islamic Movement of Afghanistan
  • National Islamic Unity Party
  • Islamic Movement of Afghanistan
  • National Solidarity Party
  • People's Mujahedin of Iran

    Non-legislature notable Shia parties

  • Bahrain Freedom Movement
  • Islamic Action Society
  • ISLAM
  • Justice and Peace Alliance
  • Free Shia Movement
  • Union of Muslim Ulama
  • Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran
  • Islamic Coalition Party
  • National Iraqi Alliance
  • Al-Muwatin
  • Al-Sadiqoun Bloc
  • Ataa Movement
  • Eradaa Movement
  • Hezbollah Movement in Iraq
  • Islamic Action Organisation
  • Islamic Fayli Grouping in Iraq
  • Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
  • National Reform Trend
  • Tehrik-e-Jafaria

    Defunct notable Shia parties

  • Islamic Party of Azerbaijan
  • Al Wefaq
  • Islamic Action Society

    Salafist

This is a list of political parties espousing Salafism as its main ideology.
CountryLogoNameAbbr.LeaderFoundedIdeologyLower House
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Banned Salafist parties

  • Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan

    Non-legislature Salafist parties

  • Al Ansar Party, People Party
  • Adhaalath Party
  • Justice and Development Party

    Defunct Salafist parties

  • Young Kashgar Party

    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
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Banned socialist parties