Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi (Urdu: سید ساجد علی نقوی) is a Pakistani Shia Islamic scholar from Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He is the founder & leader of Islami Tehreek Pakistan also Patron-in-Chief of Shia Ulema Council. His main objective is to create an Islamic rule and has advocated for the rights of Shias in Pakistan.[1]
Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi | |
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| Quaid-E-Millat-E-Jaffaria Islami Tehreek Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Patron-in-Chief of Shia Ulema Council | |
| Assumed office 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Arif Hussain Hussaini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1950 Attock, Pakistan |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
| Political party | Islami Tehreek Pakistan |
| Other political affiliations | TJP/Islami Tehreek Shia Ulema Council |
| Parent | Syed Mohammad Ali Shah |
| Residence(s) | Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar & Politician |
Political history
editTehreek-e-Jafaria
editHe is also the head of one of the largest Shia Islam organizations in Pakistan the Tehreek-e-Jafaria. After a ban by 1995 regime, it continues to work under the name of Tehreek-e-Islami. Again the Tehreek-e-Islami was banned and a new party was formed with the name Shia Ulema Council. Naqvi also headed the religious wing of Tehreek-e-Islami i.e. the Shia Ulema Council. After the murder of Arif Hussain Hussaini in 1988, he was elected as the head [ Quaid e Millat e Jaffaria ] of the Tehrik-e-Jafaria by the Supreme Council of Shiite clergy of Pakistan.[2]
Islami Tehreek Pakistan
editHe is currently the founder and leader of Islami Tehreek Pakistan.[3]
Arrest in a Criminal Case 2003
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in November 2003 Pervez Musharraf regime arrested the Naqvi in charge of Azam Tariq murder case the leader of Sipah-e-Sahaba, an Islamic extremist Anti-Shia Sunni Deobandi Islamist organization leader who was murdered in 2003[4] by a member of the Sipah-e-Muhammad a shia militant organization in revenge for the Quetta mosque attack and the massacre of more than 50 shia muslims by Sipah-e-Sahaba in 2003.[5] The Thousands of his supporters warned the government that they would besiege the federal capital if the government did not release Naqvi within the next few weeks. The demonstrators staged a rally in Islamabad on Sunday to protest the detention of Naqvi and the killing of Shiite leaders.[citation needed]
Naqvi was released on bail from the Adiala Jail on Saturday.[when?] The Golra Police arrested him on November 16,[when?] in connection with the Azam Tariq murder case. After rejection of his bail petition in a special anti-terrorist court, Naqvi's lawyers went to the high court, which ordered his release. Naqvi's sons and the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal leaders received him and he was taken to his home under tight security.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007.
- ^ "Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007.
- ^ "Islami Tehreek Pakistan - ITP, Political Party Profile & Members Details". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ Sohail Mahmood (1995). Islamic fundamentalism in Pakistan, Egypt and Iran. Vanguard. p. 434. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ Imtiaz Gul (Oct 8, 2003). "Cleric murder highlights sectarianism". Aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Sajid Naqvi released". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
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