Muhammad Athar Qureshi
Muhammad Athar Qureshi (1925–18 December 2000) was a Pakistani politician and religious leader. A member of Jamaat-e-Islami, he served in the Sindh Provincial Assembly.
Early life
Qureshi was born in 1925 in the Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, British India, and attended Aligarh Muslim University. He migrated to Karachi along with his family in the early 1950s.
Political life
Qureshi became politically active at Aligarh University, where he joined student wing of the Muslim League. Later, he became part of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan under the leadership of Abul A'la Maududi along with Abdul Ghafoor Ahmed. In the 1970s, he was elected as the General Secretary of the party. In 1985, he was elected as a Member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly, representing the PS-84 Constituency.[1][2]
Qureshi subsequently left Jamaat-e-Islami and joined Tehreek-e-Jafaria, serving as chief for the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan.[1] He supported the introduction of Sharia law in Pakistan.[3]
Death
On the morning of 18 December 2000, he was assassinated in front of his home in North-Nazimabad, Karachi.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Haider, Salahuddin (19 December 2000). "Islamic scholar gunned down". Gulf News. Retrieved 7 March 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Previous Members (1985 - 1988)" (PDF). Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Pakistan religious leader killed". BBC News. 18 December 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Gunman Kills a Sunni Leader in Karachi". Kuwait News Agency. 18 December 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2021. Unknown parameter
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