Qazi Hussain Ahmad passes away
Former Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, passed away in Islamabad.
Former Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, breathed his last at a private hospital in F-10 Islamabad in the early hours of Sunday. He was 74.
Qazi Hussain Ahmed was suffering from heart disease and was under treatment at a private hospital in Islamabad. His funeral prayer will be held at 3:00pm today (Sunday) at the Jinnah Park in Peshawar.
Qazi was born on January 12, 1938 at Ziarat Kaka Sahib, District Nowshera, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
He was a prominent religious scholar, Islamic theologian, Islamic democracy advocate, and former Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami. He was a strong critic of counter-terrorism policy of the United States, and is widely known for his opposition against United States participation in civil war in the neighboring Afghanistan.
He was raised to the office of Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami in 1978 and after elected as Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami in 1987, continues to serve in that capacity, getting re-elected thrice (1992, 1994, 1999).
He stepped down as leader of Jamaat-e-islam in 2010 and retired.
