Outspoken political leader Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Thursday was elected as a new emir of Jamaat-e-Islami
...The Islamic Society , founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer . The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independent branch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
Pakistain for the next five years.
JI Central Information Secretary Qaisar Sharif said that over 45,000 members of the party cast their votes to elect the new emir during the recent intra-party elections.
"Naeem received over 80% of the votes and become the sixth emir of the party," he added.
He would remain the party's chief till 2029, the party’s information secretary added.
As per the party’s constitution, elections are held regularly at all levels in the JI, Sharif said, adding, "JI does not belong to any individual or a [certain] family but to every member and worker".
Over 45,000 members of the JI countrywide elected the new emir via secret balloting, he added.
The JI information secretary said that the JI Majlis-e-Shura, however, had proposed three names for the post of the party chief to the party members.
JI incumbent Emir Sirajul Haq
 ...current head of the Pak Jamaat-e-Islami. Siraj was born in 1962 and entered politics shortly after that...
is completing his second term as the party’s head on April 8 (Monday), he added.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, former president Arif Alvi and other politicians of the country congratulated Naeem on his election as the JI chief.
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