DUSHANBE, November 22, 2013, Asia-Plus — Head of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP)’s organization in the Sughd province has been replaced.
The IRP’s organization in Sughd held a regional conference in Khujand, the capital of the Sughd province on November 22 to hear reports and elect new officials.
Ilhomjon Yoqubov, formerly head of the sector for sports and youth affairs, IRP’s organization in Sughd was elected new head of IRP’s organization in Sughd.
IRP leader Muhiddin Kabiri attended the conference.
Founded in October 1990, the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan was registered on December 4, 1991. It was banned by the Supreme Court in June 1993 and legalized in August 1999. Its official newspaper is
Najot
(Salvation). According to some sources, IRP now has more than 40,000 members. It won two seats in the 2010 parliamentary elections. The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan is the only Islamic party registered in CIS Central Asia.
