JI elects Hafiz Naeem as new chief
KARACHI: Hafiz Naeemur Rehman was on Thursday elected as the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) for a five-year term, till 2029.
Over 45,000 members of the party cast their votes and over 80 per cent was polled in favor of Rehman. Earlier, the election committee of the JI had announced the names of Sirajul Haq, Liaquat Baloch and Hafiz Naeem to elect one of the as the Amir.
A spokesman for the JI said that his party elects new Amir after five years and the incumbent Sirajul Haq’s tenure was completing on April 8. Hafiz Naeem will be the sixth chief of Jamat-e-Islami. The other five were: Abul Ala Maududi, Mian Tufail, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Munawar Hassan and Sirajul Haq.
JI happens to be the only democratic and ideological political party in Pakistan and Hafiz Naeem’s elections as it’s chairman will certainly help the party to work for the organization of the party from grassroots level to enable it to reclaim it’s power. It is hoped that the party will progress under his leadership and will work for the rights of people and resolution of Pakistan’s myriad challenges.