Hussain Umarji

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{{short description|Indian Muslim cleric accused of conspiracy behind Godhra train burning}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Hussain Umarji
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| alias = Maulavi Hussein,<ref name=a>{{cite web |last=Verdict |first=Court |url=https://courtverdict.com/supreme-court-of-india/maulavi-hussein-haji-abraham-umarji-vs-state-of-gujarat-and-anr |title=Maulavi Hussein Haji Abraham Umarji Vs. State of Gujarat and Anr. – Court Verdict |publisher=Courtverdict.com |date=2004-07-29 |access-date=2018-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105430/https://courtverdict.com/supreme-court-of-india/maulavi-hussein-haji-abraham-umarji-vs-state-of-gujarat-and-anr |archive-date=2018-09-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Maulvi Omerjee,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/dont-let-any-family-suffer-as-ours-hussain-omerjee-godhra-case/20110222.htm |title=Godhra: 'Let no family suffer like we have' |first1=Sheela |last1=Bhatt |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |date=February 22, 2011 |access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref>
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| death_date = {{Death-date |13 January 2013}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/He-died-a-broken-man/article12305701.ece |title=He died a broken man |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=17 January 2013 | first=Jyoti | last=Punwani |access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref>
| death_place = Godhra
| spouse = Shabira<ref name=d />
| children = 4
| alma_mater =
| known_for = Accused of masterminding the [[Godhra Train Burning ]] which killed 60 [[Hindu ]] pilgrims (Karsevaks) returning from Ayodhya.
| notable_works = Helped victims of [[2001 Gujarat Earthquake]], [[1993 Latur earthquake]] and [[2002 Gujarat Riots]]
}}

'''Hussain Umarji''' was a cleric from the city of [[Godhra]] in the western Indian state of [[Gujarat]] accused of being the 'key conspirator'<ref name=c>{{cite web|last=Lakshmi |first=Rama |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/31-convicted-in-deadly-godhra-train-fire-that-sparked-fatal-anti-muslim-riots-in-india/2011/02/22/ABU7ZII_story.html?noredirect=on |title=31 convicted in deadly Godhra train fire that sparked fatal anti-Muslim riots in India |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=2011-02-22 |access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref> of a conspiracy which led to the [[Godhra train burning|arson]] of the [[Sabarmati Express]] at the [[Godhra Junction railway station|Godhra railway station]] on 27 February 2002. He was later acquitted by the courts<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-mastermind-but-court-upholds-conspiracy-theory/articleshow/7552342.cms |title=No mastermind, but court upholds conspiracy theory |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |via=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-godhra-case-eventually-maulvi-umarji-comes-out-unscathed-1511763 |title=Godhra case: Eventually, Maulvi Umarji comes out unscathed |publisher=DNA India |via=Dnaindia.com |date=February 23, 2011 |access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref> for lack of evidence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110223/jsp/frontpage/story_13623421.jsp |title= Guilty 31, innocent a lot more |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |via=Telegraphindia.com |date=2011-02-23 |access-date=2018-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917143133/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110223/jsp/frontpage/story_13623421.jsp |archive-date=2018-09-17}}</ref>

==Personal life==
A graduate from [[Darul Uloom Deoband]],<ref name=e>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/have-never-seen-sabarmati-godhra-mastermind/story-ikTmbTTA0Dw5MDsxg3QUNL.html |title=Have never seen Sabarmati: Godhra 'mastermind' |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2016-04-22 |access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref> Hussain was a prominent leader of the [[Deobandi#Tablighi Jamaat|Deobandi-Tableegh Jamaat]] movement in the Godhra region.<ref name=f>{{cite web |first1=Uday |last1=Mahurkar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/20030224-godhra-carnage-probe-gets-a-boost-with-arrest-of-influential-tableegh-leader-793166-2003-02-24 |title=Terror's mask |work=[[India Today (TV channel)|India Today]] |via=Indiatoday.in |date=February 24, 2003 |access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref>

Hussain was a prosperous<ref name=f /> timber merchant married to Shabira and had six children,<ref name=e /> two daughters Fatima and Afsa, and four sons, two of whom are Amin<ref name=f /> and Saeed.<ref name=d>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Plotter-in-chief-Umarjis-family-celebrates-acquittal/articleshow/7552357.cms |title='Plotter-in-chief' Umarji's family celebrates acquittal |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |via=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref>

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[[Category:2013 deaths]]
[[Category:Deaths by intracerebral hemorrhage]]
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[[Category:Indian philanthropists]]
[[Category:People from Panchmahal district]]
[[Category:POTA detainees]]
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