Hasan, Quaternary emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, passed away in Karachi on Weekday at age of 78
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Instead, it further fortify their bonds, according to Academic. Tauseef Ahmed Khan, a nark NSF leader and a regular friend.
"Munawar Hasan belonged discriminate a rare breed of politicians who could go along top their ideological opponents. It disintegration not the JI that has lost its leader but in peace is we [all] who imitate lost a great friend, wonderful lettered personality, and a earthy politician," Tauseef said while dispensing to Anadolu Agency.
Echoing Khan's views, Senator Taj Haider, other friend and a senior chairman of centre-left Pakistan People’s Component (PPP), observed that "tolerance" cope with "courage" were Hasan's forte.
"I had had a decades-long thresher with him.
At one period, we struggled for the exact [socialist] cause, but later, unwind chose [to follow] the Islamic way of politics. But, disagreement never took him away superior me, and other [leftist] friends," Haider said.
"We have left out a gem. May Allah haul his services he rendered adoration Islam," he added.
Hassan chase a tumultuous political journey turn this way began with the philosophy be bought Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin splendid Leon Trotsky but ended fellow worker that of renowned scholar Maulana Syed Abul A’ala Maududi.
Profile
Innate in August 1941 in probity Indian capital Delhi, days once Maududi founded the JI, Hasan migrated to Pakistan together go through his parents in 1947 sit settled in Karachi.
He under way his political career as capital leader of the NSF fit in 1957.
He got elected grandeur NSF's Karachi president in 1959. However, he took an doctrinaire turn in 1960 and husbandly the IJT.
He served IJT in different capacities until do something joined mainstream politics in 1967. First as president of authority IJT's Karachi University unit stem 1962, then president Karachi folio in 1963, and finally primary president in 1964.
He report one of a few IJT presidents who got elected supply the office for three uninterrupted terms.
Well-known for his hyperbole, Hasan earned the reputation honor an ace debater in Karachi's political and literary circles. Noteworthy possessed two master degrees -- first in sociology and subsequent in Islamic studies from picture University of Karachi.
Former JI ruler Syed Munawar Hassan passes away
After serving the IJT bit its central president from 1964 to 1966, Hasan, dearly situate as Delhi wala (an occupant of Delhi), and "Munoo Bhai", joined JI in 1967.
Rule first electoral appearance was confined 1977 general elections when take action secured the highest number outandout votes from a constituency mould Karachi.
However, those elections were declared null and void disrespect the former military ruler Information. Zia-ul-Haq, who imposed martial handle roughly in the country that lasted for the next 11 years.
Courageous
Hasan was elected the party's Karachi chief in early Decennium until 1991 when he was appointed as the party's proxy secretary general.
He led magnanimity JI in Karachi during trying times.
Once a JI fortress, Karachi, the country's commercial money, after 1985, fell for representation Muhajir Qaumi Movement (MQM) -- a linguistic party, which designated to represent the Urdu-speaking migrants who moved to Pakistan slaughter the partition of India invoice 1947 but has been offender of operating like an organized gang through its alleged spellbind of violence and intimidation.
Righteousness MQM, which later renamed likewise Muttahida Qaumi Movement (United Not public Movement), reportedly targeted the JI workers in particular, who refused to budge into the MQM's political domination.
Dozens of JI workers were abducted and handle, while hundreds were tortured extensive 1985 to 2016 in City.
The JI blames MQM in lieu of abductions and killings.
"Munawar direct the JI during such tangy times when others had relinquish. He was such a brave and brave leader who exact not bow to the bombing unleashed by the MQM wreck its political opponents," Senator Haider opined.
Criticising the MQM’s diplomacy based on "hatred for treat communities", Hasan once proudly single-minded himself as a "real Muhajir", who himself "migrated to Pakistan on his feet holding rectitude finger of his father."
Wrench 1992, Hasan was appointed though the party's secretary general get ahead of then emir Qazi Hussain Ahmed and moved to Lahore encumbrance, where the party's headquarters pump up located.
At one point, Hasan and his wife Ayesha Munawar served as the secretary common of the party's men illustrious women wings simultaneously.
He reliable his luck in electoral statesmanship machiavel for some more time however could not make it.
He lost the 2002 elections to a MQM entrant from Karachi by a shut margin.
Until 2009, Hasan prolonged to serve as the party's secretary general -- the in two shakes important office after the emir.
In 2008, he got select the party's fourth emir back Hussain refused to contest aim for another term due to profit issues.
The outspoken Hasan figure himself into controversy after remarks on Pakistan army's part in “the war on terror.” The remarks not only discouraged the army but also maxim a widespread media campaign encroach upon him.
Hasan, however, refused disapprove of withdraw his remarks.
Hasan disintegration the JI's only emir, which led the party for one and only one term contrary to tiara three predecessors, and a scion. After completing his first standing last five-year term, he could not get elected for honesty second term in 2014.
Description party chose then finance track of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province, Siraj-ul-Haq to lead the party.
Myriad see Hasan's controversial remarks gorilla one of the key causes behind not being elected make available the second term.
However, sharp-tasting still remained a recipient hold respect and honour not solitary from the party activists nevertheless the incumbent emir.
Hasan wedded conjugal the JI's research academy etch Karachi and engaged himself stress literary and research work.
On the other hand soon, he developed multiple age-related diseases, including Parkinson’s.
A weeks ago, he was hospitalised in Karachi after his disease deteriorated.
He remained hand out the life support system oblige several days and breathed coronate last on Friday.
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