<![CDATA[This study aims to analyze leadership in Islamic education management and its implications for improving the quality of Islamic education. This study is motivated by the need for Islamic educational institutions to not only improve academic achievement but also strengthen governance, educator professionalism, religious culture, learning innovation, and student character. This study employs a qualitative approach using an integrative-conceptual literature review method through the identification, selection, and synthesis of various journal articles, academic books, and scientific documents relevant to educational leadership, Islamic education management, and the quality of Islamic education. Data were analyzed using thematic synthesis by grouping findings into the dimensions of visionary, transformational, spiritual, instructional, and participatory leadership. The results of the study indicate that leadership in Islamic education management serves as an integrative mechanism that connects institutional vision, managerial functions, the reinforcement of Islamic values, educator development, the improvement of learning quality, stakeholder participation, and a culture of continuous improvement. This study concludes that the quality of Islamic education is the result of the interaction between management effectiveness, moral exemplarity, a religious organizational culture, and the quality of the learning process. The implications of this study underscore the importance of strengthening a model of Islamic educational leadership that is not only administrative but also strategic, spiritual, instructional, participatory, and oriented toward sustainable quality.]]>
