Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari

Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari
مولوی افتخار حسین انصاری
Constituency Pattan, Baramulla Kashmir
Personal details
Born 26 April 1942
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Died 30 September 2014(2014-09-30) (aged 72)
04 Zilhaja 1435 AH
Dar-ul-Jawad, Qamarwari Srinagar
Nationality Indian
Political party Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party, Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference
Other political
affiliations		 President, All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association, Chairman, Imam Hussain A.S Charitable Trust
Children Molvi Imran Raza Ansari Irfan Raza Ansari & 1 Daughter
Residence Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Alma mater Sultanul Madaris, Lucknow, India
Website http://www.ajksa.com

Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (26 April 1943 – 30 September 2014) widely known as Molvi Saeb(مولوی صاحب) among his followers was a Kashmiri Shia cleric, politician, businessman and a proponent of the Grand Ashura Procession In Kashmir. He was famous in religious circles as a great orator. His religious speeches catapulted him onto the global stage and were widely hailed worldwide, particularly in the Indian subcontinent. He succeeded his father Molvi Muhammad Jawad Ansari as president of the All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association in Jammu & Kashmir in 1962, a position which he held for life.[1] He was a sitting member of Jammu and Kashmir's Legislative Assembly for the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party; he was earlier a member of the National Conference and Congress.[2]

Assassinations

Ansari was thrice the target of unsuccessful assassination attempts. In June 2000 Ansari barely escaped the explosion of a landmine while addressing a religious congregation at Gund Khwaja Qasim. The blast killed twelve of his followers. On 1 September 2000 Ansari was injured by an IED explosion that killed two policemen and a driver. Police suspected the Hizbul Mujahideen.[3]

Death

Ansari died at his residence in Dar ul Jawad, Qamarwari, Srinagar on the morning of 30 September 2014 (04 Zilhajah 1435 AH),[4] after a prolonged liver illness. Ansari had been undergoing specialized treatment in the United States. Various political, religious and social leaders offered condolences. Almost half a million people attended his funeral procession, from qamarwari to Zadibal imambargah where namaz e jenazah was offered.[5] He was buried in his ancestral graveyard, Baba Mazar, Alamgari bazar, Zadibal, Sriangar.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shias of Kashmir: Socio-Political Dilemmas". Kashmir Observer. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari". Kashmir Life. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hizbul Momineen Behind Twin Attacks On Ansari: DGP". The Times of India. 2 September 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.abna.com
  5. ↑ http://www.jandknow.com/news/09303673-pdps-molvi-iftikhar-hussain-ansari-passes-away

[1]

  • "IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN ANSARI Srinagar (JAMMU & KASHMIR)". National Election Watch. My Neta. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
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