Pakistan

Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman: The Architect of Religious Coalition Politics in Pakistan

Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman (b. June 1953) is one of the most influential and enduring religious politicians in Pakistan, having led the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl faction) since 1980. Over more than four decades, he has evolved from a madrasa-educated cleric into a central figure in Pakistan’s parliamentary opposition politics, coalition engineering, and…