Early Days in Jamaat-i-Islaami
In 1954, Azam became the head of the Rangpur branch of the East Pakistan Islamic cultural organisation, Tamaddun Majlish. Through his involvement with this organisation, he became influenced by the ideas of Syed Abul Ala Maududi. In 1955, while in jail, Azam became a member of Maududi's Jamaat-e-Islami party. He soon rose through the ranks of the party and became the General Secretary of Jamaat-i-Islaami in East Pakistan in 1957. In 1964, the Ayub Khan regime banned Jamaat-i-Islaami, and Azam was arrested. He was kept in detention for eight months without trial. In 1969, he became the Ameer (president) of the Jamaat in East Pakistan, a position he was going to keep until the 1971 Liberation war. He was also a participant in the formation of the Pakistan Democratic Alliance in 1967.
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