Syed Ali Shah Geelani
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Syed Ali Shah Geelani (29 September 1929 – 1 September 2021) was an Islamist,[12] Pro-Pakistan[13][14][15] Kashmiri-separatist leader in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir,[16][17] regarded as the father of the Kashmiri jihad.[18][19][20]
Syed Ali Shah Geelani | |
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Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference | |
In office 1998 – 20 July 2000 | |
Preceded by | Mirwaiz Umar Farooq |
Succeeded by | Abdul Ghani Bhat |
Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (Geelani faction) | |
In office 13 September 2003 – 29 June 2020[1][2] | |
Preceded by | Masarat Alam Bhat (interim) |
Succeeded by | Masarat Alam Bhat (interim)[3] |
Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat | |
In office 12 October 2004 – 19 March 2018[4][5] | |
Preceded by | position established |
Succeeded by | Ashraf Sehrai |
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1972–1977 | |
In office 1977–1982 | |
In office 1987–1990 | |
Constituency | Sopore |
Personal details | |
Born | (1929-09-29)29 September 1929 Zoori Munz, Jammu and Kashmir, British India |
Died | 1 September 2021(2021-09-01) (aged 91) Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Citizenship | Indian |
Political party | JKNC (until c. 1952)[6] JIJK (1953–2010)[7] Hurriyat (2004–2018) |
Spouse(s) |
Unknown (died 1968)Jawahira Begum (before 2021) |
Children | 6 |
Education | Adib 'Alim;[10] Adib-i-Fazil;[6] Munshi Fazil[6] |
Alma mater | Oriental College, Lahore[10] University of Kashmir[6] |
Occupation | Kashmiri separatist leader |
Awards | Nishan-e-Pakistan (2020)[11] |
Geelani helped found the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in 1993 and served as its chairman from 1998 to 2000. In 2003, he formed his own faction of which he was later elected as the lifetime chairman. He founded the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat party in 2004, which became the leading organisation in the separate "Geelani faction" of the Hurriyat Conference. Geelani served as its chairman until he quit the position in March 2018, though remaining the chairman of his faction of APHC.[4][5] He later quit from his faction in 2020.[1][2]
He was a member of Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir since 1953, and was regarded as one of its most significant leaders. Geelani was also a three-time Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Sopore constituency, elected on a Jamaat-e-Islami ticket in 1972, 1977 and in 1987.[21][3]