The head of the election commission of the Jamaat-e-Islami Rashid Naseem is likely to announce the name of the newly elected Emir of the JI on Friday (tomorrow).
The counting of the votes for the next chief continues at the JI headquarters Mansoorah. A leader told The Opinion that votes count process will most likely to complete till Friday.
As per the constitution of the JI, the election for the JI Emir will be held after five years and the final results to be announced till April 8. JI Spokesperson Qaiser Sharif said the results will be announced before April 7.
Over 45,000 Rukn (members) are entitled to vote for the election of the JI Emir. They chose the Emir through secret balloting.
JI Majlise Shura traditionally suggests three names to the members for the Emir’s position. But a Rukn could write the name of any other person who he/she believes has the better ability to lead the party other than the suggested names. Every Rukn has to mention his/her choice for Emir at the ballot paper in his/her own handwriting along with signature. The process of collection of ballot papers at district level and then their transfer to provincial headquarter to JI headquarters in Lahore completes under strict security.
JI Majlise Shura (a 100-member elected body for consultation and guideline for the JI Emir) has suggested three names Sirajul Haq, Liaqat Baloch and Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman to the members for suitable candidates for the JI Emir.
Haq is incumbent Emir and he will complete his second stint on April 8. Liaqat Baloch is vice-emir and Hafiz Naeem is the Emir of Karachi.
Syed Maududi was the Emir of the Jamaat-e-Islami and after him Tufail Muhammad, Qazi Hussain Ahmad and Syed Munawar Hassan served as the Emir of the JI respectively.
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan is pan-Islamist organization founded in 1941 in united India and have links with the Islamic movements in all over the world.
