Politics
Ahmad's affiliation with the Islamic movement started in his school days when he joined Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba, a Muslim youth group. He became member of Jamaat-e-Islami in 1970 and was elected to the office of president of its Peshawar branch. He served Jamaat-e-Islami as secretary and then Emir of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. He was raised to the office of Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami in 1978 and after elected as Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami in 1987, continues to serve in that capacity, getting re-elected thrice (1992, 1994, 1999).
Hussain Ahmad was first elected as member of the Senate of Pakistan in 1986 for a term of six years. Within Pakistan, he is a patron of organizations such as Pasban and founder of Shabab e Milli. He was Secretary General of the Muttahida Shariat Mahaz (1986).
He stepped down as leader of Jamaat-e-islam in 2010 and retired.
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