JUI-F intra-party elections: Maulana elected Amir, Haidari as General Secretary

PESHAWAR: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) successfully concluded its central intra-party elections, held on Sunday in Peshawar, where key leadership positions were decided unopposed.

Maulana Fazlur Rehman, a veteran politician and long-standing leader of the party, was elected unopposed as Emir for another five-year term. His re-election for the fifth consecutive time cements his influential role within the party and Pakistan’s broader political landscape.

JUI-F’s central intra-party elections to be held today in Peshawar

Additionally, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidari was elected as the General Secretary, also without opposition. Both leaders were chosen during a meeting of the Central General Assembly, where 1,500 council members gathered to participate in the decision-making process.

Maulana Atta-ul-Haq Darwish, along with his team, monitored the election proceedings. Members from all across the country, including Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and the tribal districts, took part in the event.

The election, held at Kabutar Chowk on Ring Road, was the final phase of a broader series of intra-party elections, with regional elections already concluded in the provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Islamabad.