Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Abdul Rashid Ghazi | |
|---|---|
عبد الرشید غازی | |
| Chief Executive of Jamia Faridia | |
| In office 1998–2007 | |
| Preceded by | None (office vacant) |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Abdul Aziz |
| Khatib of Lal Masjid | |
| In office 1998–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Abdul Aziz |
| Leader of Difa-e-Pakistan Council | |
| In office 2001–2007 | |
| Preceded by | None (office created) |
| Succeeded by | Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani |
| Chairman of Defense of Human Rights Pakistan (DHR) | |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| Preceded by | None (office created) |
| Succeeded by | Amina Masood Janjua |
| Personal | |
| Born | 29 January 1964 Basti-Abdullah, West Pakistan (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 10 July 2007 (aged 43) Lal Masjid, Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Assassination (gunshot wounds) |
| Resting place | Rojhan, Rajanpur District, Punjab 28°32'49"N 69°47'25"E |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
| Children | Haroon Rashid Ghazi Haris Rashid Ghazi Hamza Rashid Ghazi |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Alma mater | Quaid-i-Azam University |
| Occupation | Diplomat Islamic scholar |
| Relations | Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi (Father) Muhammad Abdul Aziz (Brother) Umme Hassan (Sister-in-law) |
| Signature |  |
| Military career | |
| Battles / wars | Soviet–Afghan War Lal Masjid siege † |
Abdul Rashid Ghazi (1964 – 2007) was a Pakistani religious scholar, diplomat and activist.[1]
He had also worked for the Pakistani government's Education Ministry and for the UNESCO and United Nations.[2] Later, he became the main preacher at a very important mosque in Islamabad called the Lal Masjid. He was also the head of a large religious school, Jamia Faridia. He led several religious groups in Pakistan.[3][4]
He was the son of Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi and brother of Abdul Aziz Ghazi.[5]
He was killed during Lal Masjid siege in a fight between his supporters and the Pakistani army in July 2007.[6]
References
- ↑ Qandeel Siddique, The Red Mosque Operation and Its Impact On the Growth of the Pakistani Taliban, report for Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), p. 13. Link.
- ↑ "Profile: Islamabad's Red Mosque". 27 July 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ↑ Nadeem F. Paracha (3 November 2013), "Red handed", Dawn News. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ "Radical Sheik". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ↑ Kapur, Saloni (2021). Pakistan after Trump: Great Power Responsibility in a Multi-Polar World. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 187.
- ↑ "Islamabad Red Mosque Cleric Killed" Pakistan Times, 11 July 2007, retrieved 27 July 2009