Ashraf Sehrai
Kashmiri separatist leader and chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mohammad Ashraf Khan (23 March 1944 – 5 May 2021), chiefly known as Ashraf Sehrai or just as Sehrai,[6][7] was a Kashmiri separatist leader and chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, a Kashmiri separatist political party.[8] He was elected chairman through a first-ever election conducted in the history of Hurriyat when Syed Ali Shah Geelani relinquished office due to his deteriorating health.[9][10]
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Ashraf Sehrai | |
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Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat[1] | |
In office 19 May 2018[2] – 5 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Syed Ali Shah Geelani[3] |
Succeeded by | Ameer Hamza Shah[4] |
Personal details | |
Born | 1944 (1944) Tekipora, Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir, British India |
Died | 5 May 2021(2021-05-05) (aged 76–77) Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India[5] |
Citizenship | Indian |
Political party | Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir (1960–2006) Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (2004–2021) |
Children | 6 |
Education | BA (Hons) |
Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
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He had also served as general secretary and deputy chairperson of Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir. He was later appointed the head of its political division.[11]