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	{{Short description\|Kashmiri political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement}}		{{Short description\|Kashmiri political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement}}
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Ayyub Thakur		\| name = Ayyub Thakur
	\| birth_date = {{birth ~~year~~\|1948}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date text\|1948}}
	\| birth_place = [[Shopian]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]		\| birth_place = [[Shopian]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2004\|3\|10\|1948\|mf=yes}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2004\|3\|10\|1948\|mf=yes}}
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	\| movement = [[Jammu and Kashmir insurgency]]		\| movement = [[Jammu and Kashmir insurgency]]
	\| children = [[Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur]]		\| children = [[Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur]]
	~~\| nationality = [[British people\|British]]~~
	\| alma_mater = [[University of Kashmir]]		\| alma_mater = [[University of Kashmir]]
	([[PhD]] in [[Nuclear Physics]])		([[PhD]] in [[Nuclear Physics]])
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	'''Muhammad Ayyub Thakur''' (1948 – 10 March 2004<ref name="dies">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/mar/10jk3.htm\|title=Kashmiri separatist Ayyub Thakur dies\|date=10 March 2004\|work=Rediff.com\|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref>) was a political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM). He also founded a charity organization called 'Mercy Universal'. In 2011, according to a report by [[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]], It was a front group for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8648589/Pakistani-spies-operating-in-Britain.html\|title=Pakistani spies 'operating in Britain'\|work=The Telegraph\|date=19 July 2011\|accessdate=31 July 2015\|first=Duncan\|last=Gardham}}</ref> After investigatation by the British [[Charity Commission]], [[Scotland Yard]] and the FBI, it was stated that his organization had direct contacts with [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], an EU-Sanctioned insurgent organization.		'''Muhammad Ayyub Thakur''' (1948 – 10 March 2004<ref name="dies">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/mar/10jk3.htm\|title=Kashmiri separatist Ayyub Thakur dies\|date=10 March 2004\|work=Rediff.com\|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref>) was a political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM). He also founded a charity organization called 'Mercy Universal'. In 2011, according to a report by [[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]], It was a front group for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8648589/Pakistani-spies-operating-in-Britain.html\|title=Pakistani spies 'operating in Britain'\|work=The Telegraph\|date=19 July 2011\|accessdate=31 July 2015\|first=Duncan\|last=Gardham}}</ref> After investigatation by the British [[Charity Commission]], [[Scotland Yard]] and the FBI, it was stated that his organization had direct contacts with [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], an EU-Sanctioned insurgent organization.

	In 2001, Indian Government had booked him under [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] for providing financing & logistical support to terrorists. <ref name="Hawala">{{cite news\|url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15082002/1508200258.htm\|title=Clueless investigators, subverted state\|work=The Milli Gazette\|accessdate=2006-01-02}}</ref>		In 2001, Indian Government had booked him under [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] for providing financing & logistical support to terrorists.<ref name="Hawala">{{cite news\|url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15082002/1508200258.htm\|title=Clueless investigators, subverted state\|work=The Milli Gazette\|accessdate=2006-01-02}}</ref>

	His son Muzammil Ayub Thakur is an active representative member of the UK based NGO<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Join the Global Digital Rally for Kashmir\|url=https://www.justiceforall.org/kashmirrally/\|access-date=2020-10-30\|website=Justice For All\|language=en-US}}</ref>		His son Muzammil Ayub Thakur is an active representative member of the UK based NGO<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Join the Global Digital Rally for Kashmir\|url=https://www.justiceforall.org/kashmirrally/\|access-date=2020-10-30\|website=Justice For All\|language=en-US}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Thakur was born in 1948 in a farming family in Pudsoo village ~~near~~ [[Shopian~~]], district [[Pulwama~~ district\|~~Pulwama~~]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]]. He was the eldest of four children.<ref name="dynamic">{{cite news\|url=http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion+editorials/2004+opinions/March/15+o/Kashmiri+Leader+Ayub+Thakur,+a+Dynamic+Personality+Kashmir+Watch.htm\|title=Kashmiri Leader Ayub Thakur, a Dynamic Personality ... Died in London\|last=Bhat\|first=Abdul Latif\|date=15 March 2004\|publisher=Al-Jazeera\|accessdate=2009-04-08\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041015034509/http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20editorials/2004%20opinions/March/15%20o/Kashmiri%20Leader%20Ayub%20Thakur%2C%20a%20Dynamic%20Personality%20Kashmir%20Watch.htm\|archive-date=15 October 2004\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		Thakur was born in 1948 in a farming family in Pudsoo village in district [[Shopian district\|Shopian]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]]. He was the eldest of four children.<ref name="dynamic">{{cite news\|url=http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion+editorials/2004+opinions/March/15+o/Kashmiri+Leader+Ayub+Thakur,+a+Dynamic+Personality+Kashmir+Watch.htm\|title=Kashmiri Leader Ayub Thakur, a Dynamic Personality ... Died in London\|last=Bhat\|first=Abdul Latif\|date=15 March 2004\|publisher=Al-Jazeera\|accessdate=2009-04-08\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041015034509/http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20editorials/2004%20opinions/March/15%20o/Kashmiri%20Leader%20Ayub%20Thakur%2C%20a%20Dynamic%20Personality%20Kashmir%20Watch.htm\|archive-date=15 October 2004\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
	Thakur obtained his Doctorate (Phd.) in [[Nuclear Physics]] from the [[University of Kashmir]].		Thakur obtained his Doctorate (Phd.) in [[Nuclear Physics]] from the [[University of Kashmir]].

	== Career ==		== Career ==
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	==World Kashmir Freedom Movement==		==World Kashmir Freedom Movement==
	WKFM, along with other two organisations founded by Thakur were investigated by [[Scotland Yard]], the [[Charity Commission]] and [[FBI]] for ties to the [[Pakistan Armed Forces\|Pakistan Military]] and Militant groups active in Jammu and Kashmir. The ~~FBI implicated the~~ [[Inter-Services Intelligence\|ISI]] for funding ~~both of~~ these organizations ~~in London and Brussels~~.		WKFM, along with other two organisations founded by Thakur were investigated by [[Scotland Yard]], the [[Charity Commission]] and [[FBI]] for ties to the [[Pakistan Armed Forces\|Pakistan Military]] and Militant groups active in Jammu and Kashmir. The outcome of these investigations were unable to implicate any ties to [[Inter-Services Intelligence\|ISI]] for funding these organizations.

	==Impounding of Indian Passport and demand for extradition==		==Impounding of Indian Passport and demand for extradition==
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	==Death==		==Death==
	Thakur died at the age of 55, in London on 10 March 2004 after an illness.<ref name="dies" /> He was suffering from pulmonary fibrosis.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/prominent.htm \|title=Prominent People who have died from Pulmonary Fibrosis \|publisher=Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, Colorado \|accessdate=2009-04-08 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029050612/http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/prominent.htm \|archive-date=29 October 2008 }}</ref> His funeral was held at the London Central Mosque, Regent Park, and he was laid to rest at the Garden of Peace, in Greenford, West London, close to where he had been living for many years.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://pakistantimes.net/2004/03/11/top3.htm \|title=Kashmiri Veteran Dr Ayyub Thakur Expires \|last=Bajwa \|first=Azmat \|work=Pakistan Times \|accessdate=2009-04-08 \|url-status=~~dead~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502215609/http://pakistantimes.net/2004/03/11/top3.htm \|archive-date=2008-05-02 }}</ref> The Indian Government, having stripped him of his citizenship in 1993, dismissed a request by his family that he be buried in Jammu and Kashmir. He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.		Thakur died at the age of 55, in London on 10 March 2004 after an illness.<ref name="dies" /> He was suffering from pulmonary fibrosis.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/prominent.htm \|title=Prominent People who have died from Pulmonary Fibrosis \|publisher=Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, Colorado \|accessdate=2009-04-08 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029050612/http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/prominent.htm \|archive-date=29 October 2008 }}</ref> His funeral was held at the London Central Mosque, Regent Park, and he was laid to rest at the Garden of Peace, in Greenford, West London, close to where he had been living for many years.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://pakistantimes.net/2004/03/11/top3.htm \|title=Kashmiri Veteran Dr Ayyub Thakur Expires \|last=Bajwa \|first=Azmat \|work=Pakistan Times \|accessdate=2009-04-08 \|url-status=usurped \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502215609/http://pakistantimes.net/2004/03/11/top3.htm \|archive-date=2008-05-02 }}</ref> The Indian Government, having stripped him of his citizenship in 1993, dismissed a request by his family that he be buried in Jammu and Kashmir. He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.

	==See also==		==See also==
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	'''Muhammad Ayyub Thakur''' (1948 – 10 March 2004<ref name="dies">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/mar/10jk3.htm\|title=Kashmiri separatist Ayyub Thakur dies\|date=10 March 2004\|~~publisher~~=Rediff.com\|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref>) was a political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM). He also founded a charity organization called 'Mercy Universal'. In 2011, according to a report by [[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]], It was a front group for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8648589/Pakistani-spies-operating-in-Britain.html\|title=Pakistani spies 'operating in Britain'\|work=The Telegraph\|date=19 July 2011\|accessdate=31 July 2015\|first=Duncan\|last=Gardham}}</ref> After investigatation by the British [[Charity Commission]], [[Scotland Yard]] and the FBI, it was stated that his organization had direct contacts with [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], an EU-Sanctioned ~~Terrorist~~ organization.		'''Muhammad Ayyub Thakur''' (1948 – 10 March 2004<ref name="dies">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/mar/10jk3.htm\|title=Kashmiri separatist Ayyub Thakur dies\|date=10 March 2004\|work=Rediff.com\|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref>) was a political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM). He also founded a charity organization called 'Mercy Universal'. In 2011, according to a report by [[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]], It was a front group for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8648589/Pakistani-spies-operating-in-Britain.html\|title=Pakistani spies 'operating in Britain'\|work=The Telegraph\|date=19 July 2011\|accessdate=31 July 2015\|first=Duncan\|last=Gardham}}</ref> After investigatation by the British [[Charity Commission]], [[Scotland Yard]] and the FBI, it was stated that his organization had direct contacts with [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], an EU-Sanctioned insurgent organization.

	In 2001, Indian Government had booked him under [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] for providing financing & logistical support to terrorists. <ref name="Hawala">{{cite news\|url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15082002/1508200258.htm\|title=Clueless investigators, subverted state\|work=The Milli Gazette\|accessdate=2006-01-02}}</ref>		In 2001, Indian Government had booked him under [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] for providing financing & logistical support to terrorists. <ref name="Hawala">{{cite news\|url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15082002/1508200258.htm\|title=Clueless investigators, subverted state\|work=The Milli Gazette\|accessdate=2006-01-02}}</ref>
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	==Family Members Allegedly Harassed==		==Family Members Allegedly Harassed==
	Ayub regularly claimed that his family members, relatives and friends were subjected to house raids, torture and harassment by the Indian army. He often claimed that his ancestral home in Kashmir was raided many a time and his parents threatened.<ref name="dynamic" />		Ayub regularly claimed that his family members, relatives and friends were subjected to house raids, torture and harassment by the Indian army [citation needed]. He often claimed that his ancestral home in Kashmir was raided many a time and his parents threatened.<ref name="dynamic" />

	==Death==		==Death==
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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]]		* [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]]
	* [[Terrorism]]
	* [[Jihad\|Islamic Jihad]]		* [[Jihad\|Islamic Jihad]]
	* [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]]		* [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]]
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	[[Category:People from Shopian]]		[[Category:People from Shopian]]
			[[Category:Kashmiri Islamists]]
			[[Category:People charged with terrorism]]
			[[Category:Fugitives wanted on terrorism charges]]
			[[Category:Fugitives wanted by India]]

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	{{Short description\|~~kashmiri~~ political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement}}		{{Short description\|Kashmiri political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement}}
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	\| children = [[Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur]]		\| children = [[Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur]]
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	\| nationality = [[British people\|British]]		\| nationality = [[British people\|British]]
	\| alma_mater = [[University of Kashmir]]		\| alma_mater = [[University of Kashmir]]
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	'''Muhammad Ayyub Thakur''' (1948 – 10 March 2004<ref name="dies">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/mar/10jk3.htm\|title=Kashmiri separatist Ayyub Thakur dies\|date=10 March 2004\|publisher=Rediff.com\|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref>) was a political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM). He also founded a charity organization called 'Mercy Universal'. In 2011, according to a report by [[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]], It was a front group for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8648589/Pakistani-spies-operating-in-Britain.html\|title=Pakistani spies 'operating in Britain'\|work=The Telegraph\|date=19 July 2011\|accessdate=31 July 2015\|first=Duncan\|last=Gardham}}</ref> After investigatation by the British [[Charity Commission]], [[Scotland Yard]] and the FBI, it was stated that his organization had direct contacts with [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], an EU-Sanctioned Terrorist organization.		'''Muhammad Ayyub Thakur''' (1948 – 10 March 2004<ref name="dies">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/mar/10jk3.htm\|title=Kashmiri separatist Ayyub Thakur dies\|date=10 March 2004\|publisher=Rediff.com\|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref>) was a political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM). He also founded a charity organization called 'Mercy Universal'. In 2011, according to a report by [[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]], It was a front group for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8648589/Pakistani-spies-operating-in-Britain.html\|title=Pakistani spies 'operating in Britain'\|work=The Telegraph\|date=19 July 2011\|accessdate=31 July 2015\|first=Duncan\|last=Gardham}}</ref> After investigatation by the British [[Charity Commission]], [[Scotland Yard]] and the FBI, it was stated that his organization had direct contacts with [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], an EU-Sanctioned Terrorist organization.

	In 2001, Indian Government had booked him under [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] for providing financing & logistical support to terrorists.<ref name="Hawala">{{cite news\|url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15082002/1508200258.htm\|title=Clueless investigators, subverted state\|work=The Milli Gazette\|accessdate=2006-01-02}}</ref>		In 2001, Indian Government had booked him under [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] for providing financing & logistical support to terrorists. <ref name="Hawala">{{cite news\|url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15082002/1508200258.htm\|title=Clueless investigators, subverted state\|work=The Milli Gazette\|accessdate=2006-01-02}}</ref>

	His son Muzammil Ayub Thakur is an active representative member of the UK based NGO<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Join the Global Digital Rally for Kashmir\|url=https://www.justiceforall.org/kashmirrally/\|access-date=2020-10-30\|website=Justice For All\|language=en-US}}</ref>		His son Muzammil Ayub Thakur is an active representative member of the UK based NGO<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Join the Global Digital Rally for Kashmir\|url=https://www.justiceforall.org/kashmirrally/\|access-date=2020-10-30\|website=Justice For All\|language=en-US}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Thakur was born in 1948 in a farming family in Pudsoo village near Shopian, district Pulwama in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]]. He was the eldest of four children.<ref name="dynamic">{{cite news\|url=http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion+editorials/2004+opinions/March/15+o/Kashmiri+Leader+Ayub+Thakur,+a+Dynamic+Personality+Kashmir+Watch.htm\|title=Kashmiri Leader Ayub Thakur, a Dynamic Personality ... Died in London\|last=Bhat\|first=Abdul Latif\|date=15 March 2004\|publisher=Al-Jazeera\|accessdate=2009-04-08\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041015034509/http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20editorials/2004%20opinions/March/15%20o/Kashmiri%20Leader%20Ayub%20Thakur%2C%20a%20Dynamic%20Personality%20Kashmir%20Watch.htm\|archive-date=15 October 2004\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		Thakur was born in 1948 in a farming family in Pudsoo village near [[Shopian]], district [[Pulwama district\|Pulwama]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]]. He was the eldest of four children.<ref name="dynamic">{{cite news\|url=http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion+editorials/2004+opinions/March/15+o/Kashmiri+Leader+Ayub+Thakur,+a+Dynamic+Personality+Kashmir+Watch.htm\|title=Kashmiri Leader Ayub Thakur, a Dynamic Personality ... Died in London\|last=Bhat\|first=Abdul Latif\|date=15 March 2004\|publisher=Al-Jazeera\|accessdate=2009-04-08\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041015034509/http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20editorials/2004%20opinions/March/15%20o/Kashmiri%20Leader%20Ayub%20Thakur%2C%20a%20Dynamic%20Personality%20Kashmir%20Watch.htm\|archive-date=15 October 2004\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
	Thakur obtained his Doctorate (Phd.) in [[Nuclear Physics]] from the [[University of Kashmir]]. In 1978, after a brief stint at the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (Zakoora, Srinagar)<ref name="kashmirtimes">{{cite web\|url=http://www.jammukashmir.eclipse.co.uk/who'swho.htm\|title=Kashmir Times profile of Thakur \|last=Hussain\|first=Massod\|date=15 August 2000\|work=Kashmir Times\|accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> he became lecturer in the Department of [[Physics]] in the same university. He had a keen interest in the social and political issues of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="dynamic" />		Thakur obtained his Doctorate (Phd.) in [[Nuclear Physics]] from the [[University of Kashmir]].

	In ~~1981~~, Dr. Thakur ~~joined~~ the [[Nuclear Engineering]] Department of [[King Abdulaziz University]], [[Jeddah]] in [[Saudi Arabia]] as a lecturer.<ref name="dynamic" />		== Career ==
			{{Expand section\|date=January 2022}}
			In 1978, after a brief stint at the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (Zakoora, Srinagar),<ref name="kashmirtimes">{{cite web\|url=http://www.jammukashmir.eclipse.co.uk/who'swho.htm\|title=Kashmir Times profile of Thakur \|last=Hussain\|first=Massod\|date=15 August 2000\|work=Kashmir Times\|accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> he became lecturer in the Department of [[Physics]] in the University of Kashmir. He had a keen interest in the social and political issues of Jammu and Kashmir.<ref name="dynamic" />

			After becoming lecturer at the [[University of Kashmir]] he intensified his subversive political activities. He began organising protests.{{Citation needed\|date=January 2022}} In August 1980, he and many of his colleagues at university and students organisation, Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba, organised an international conference on the issue of right of [[self-determination]] of Kashmiris. the government banned the conference, dismissed Thakur from his job as a university lecturer, and later imprisoned him along with his colleagues under Public Safety Act (PSA).<ref name="Salute">{{cite web\|last=Fai\|first=Ghulam Nabi\|date=24 May 2001\|title=A Salute to A Kashmiri Colossus\|url=http://www.mediamonitors.net/fai5.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107092932/https://www.mediamonitors.net/fai5.html\|archive-date=7 November 2007\|publisher=Media Monitors Network}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?\|date=January 2022}}

			In 1981, Thakur joined the Nuclear Engineering Department of [[King Abdulaziz University]], [[Jeddah]] in [[Saudi Arabia]] as a lecturer.<ref name="dynamic" />

	==World Kashmir Freedom Movement==		==World Kashmir Freedom Movement==
	WKFM, along with other two organisations founded by Thakur were investigated by [[Scotland Yard]], the [[Charity Commission]] and [[FBI]] for ties to the [[Pakistan Armed Forces\|Pakistan Military]] and Militant groups active in Jammu and Kashmir. The FBI implicated the [[Inter-Services Intelligence\|ISI]] for funding both of these organizations in London and Brussels.		WKFM, along with other two organisations founded by Thakur were investigated by [[Scotland Yard]], the [[Charity Commission]] and [[FBI]] for ties to the [[Pakistan Armed Forces\|Pakistan Military]] and Militant groups active in Jammu and Kashmir. The FBI implicated the [[Inter-Services Intelligence\|ISI]] for funding both of these organizations in London and Brussels.

	~~==Imprisonment and Dismissal==~~
	After becoming lecturer at the [[University of Kashmir]] he intensified his subversive political activities. He began organising illegal protests. In August 1980, he and many of his colleagues at university and students organisation, Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba, organised an international conference on the issue of right of [[self-determination]] of Kashmiris as outlined in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090409002934/http://www.kashmiri-cc.ca/un/ United Nations resolutions on Kashmir]. Indian government, however, banned the conference and dismissed Dr. Ayyub from his job as a university teacher, and later imprisoned him along with his colleagues under Public Safety Act (PSA).<ref name="Salute">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mediamonitors.net/fai5.html\|title=A Salute to A Kashmiri Colossus\|last=Fai\|first=Ghulam Nabi\|publisher=Media Monitors Network\|accessdate=2006-01-02}}</ref>

	==Impounding of Indian Passport and demand for extradition==		==Impounding of Indian Passport and demand for extradition==
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	==Family Members Allegedly Harassed==		==Family Members Allegedly Harassed==
	Ayub regularly claimed that his family members, relatives and friends were ~~allegedly~~ subjected to house raids, torture and harassment by the [[Indian army]]. He often claimed that his ancestral home in [[Kashmir]] was raided many a time and his parents threatened.<ref name="dynamic" />		Ayub regularly claimed that his family members, relatives and friends were subjected to house raids, torture and harassment by the Indian army. He often claimed that his ancestral home in Kashmir was raided many a time and his parents threatened.<ref name="dynamic" />

	==Death==		==Death==
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	* [[Terrorism]]		* [[Terrorism]]
	* [[Jihad\|Islamic Jihad]]		* [[Jihad\|Islamic Jihad]]
	* [[~~2014~~ Jammu and Kashmir ~~Legislative Assembly election~~]]		* [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]]

	== Notes and references ==		== Notes and references ==

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	'''Muhammad Ayyub Thakur''' (1948 – 10 March 2004<ref name="dies">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/mar/10jk3.htm\|title=Kashmiri separatist Ayyub Thakur dies\|date=10 March 2004\|publisher=Rediff.com\|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref>) was a political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM). He also founded a charity organization called 'Mercy Universal'. In 2011, according to a report by [[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]], It was a front group for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8648589/Pakistani-spies-operating-in-Britain.html\|title=Pakistani spies 'operating in Britain'\|work=The Telegraph\|date=19 July 2011\|accessdate=31 July 2015\|first=Duncan\|last=Gardham}}</ref> After investigatation by the British [[Charity Commission]], [[Scotland Yard]] and the FBI, it was stated that his organization had direct contacts with [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], an EU-Sanctioned Terrorist organization.		'''Muhammad Ayyub Thakur''' (1948 – 10 March 2004<ref name="dies">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/mar/10jk3.htm\|title=Kashmiri separatist Ayyub Thakur dies\|date=10 March 2004\|publisher=Rediff.com\|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref>) was a political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM). He also founded a charity organization called 'Mercy Universal'. In 2011, according to a report by [[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]], It was a front group for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8648589/Pakistani-spies-operating-in-Britain.html\|title=Pakistani spies 'operating in Britain'\|work=The Telegraph\|date=19 July 2011\|accessdate=31 July 2015\|first=Duncan\|last=Gardham}}</ref> After investigatation by the British [[Charity Commission]], [[Scotland Yard]] and the FBI, it was stated that his organization had direct contacts with [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], an EU-Sanctioned Terrorist organization.

	In 2001, Indian Government had booked him under [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] for providing financing & logistical support to terrorists. <ref name="Hawala">{{cite news\|url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15082002/1508200258.htm\|title=Clueless investigators, subverted state\|work=The Milli Gazette\|accessdate=2006-01-02}}</ref>		In 2001, Indian Government had booked him under [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] for providing financing & logistical support to terrorists.<ref name="Hawala">{{cite news\|url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15082002/1508200258.htm\|title=Clueless investigators, subverted state\|work=The Milli Gazette\|accessdate=2006-01-02}}</ref>

	His son Muzammil Ayub Thakur is an active representative member of the UK based NGO<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Join the Global Digital Rally for Kashmir\|url=https://www.justiceforall.org/kashmirrally/\|access-date=2020-10-30\|website=Justice For All\|language=en-US}}</ref>		His son Muzammil Ayub Thakur is an active representative member of the UK based NGO<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Join the Global Digital Rally for Kashmir\|url=https://www.justiceforall.org/kashmirrally/\|access-date=2020-10-30\|website=Justice For All\|language=en-US}}</ref>

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{{Short description|kashmiri political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ayyub Thakur
| birth_date = {{birth year|1948}}
| birth_place = [[Shopian]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|3|10|1948|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [[London]], United Kingdom
| image = Dr. Ayub Thakur.jpg
| caption =
| native_name_lang =
| movement = [[Jammu and Kashmir insurgency]]
| children = [[Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur]]
| influences =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| alma_mater = [[University of Kashmir]]
([[PhD]] in [[Nuclear Physics]])
| organization = World Kashmir Freedom Movement, Justice Foundation, Mercy Universal
| known_for = Kashmir Freedom Movement
}}

'''Muhammad Ayyub Thakur''' (1948 – 10 March 2004<ref name="dies">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/mar/10jk3.htm|title=Kashmiri separatist Ayyub Thakur dies|date=10 March 2004|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref>) was a Kashmiri political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM), an organisation that claimed to seek a "peaceful political solution" to the [[Kashmir Conflict]].

He founded a charity organization, 'Mercy Universal', which was investigated by the British [[Charity Commission]] for links to Kashmiri militant groups including [[Hizbul Mujahideen]] in Kashmir after Indian government raised concerns. However, Thakur claimed that he had sent money for the destitute and had documents and video evidence to prove it. The money was sent to purchase 800 sewing machines for the widows.<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2002-07-12/news/27352336_1_kashmiri-ji-extradition/2 Ayyub Thakur extradition MHA priority]</ref> Thakur also struggled for the right of [[self-determination]] for the people of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. After Thakur's death in 2004, both WKFM and Mercy Universal became largely inactive. Neither has any employees as of 2011, nor does either have any regular source of funds.

Thakur lectured 'extensively' on the [[Kashmir conflict|Kashmir issue]]. He claimed to have attended "hundreds of seminars and conferences around the world" in universities, think tanks and other institutions, including the universities of [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] and [[United Nations]] bodies. Thakur was a self-appointed Trustee of the UK-based charitable organisation, Mercy Universal, which he had founded in 2000. Mercy Universal claimed to provide humanitarian assistance mainly to the [[Kashmiri people]].<ref name="about mercy">{{cite web|url=http://www.muslimdirectory.co.uk/viewprofile.php?id=13|title=Mercy Universal|work=muslimdirectory.co.uk|accessdate=2009-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430054641/http://www.muslimdirectory.co.uk/viewprofile.php?id=13|archive-date=30 April 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was the Director of the Justice Foundation,<ref name="Justice">{{cite web|url=http://www.justicefoundation.co.uk/aboutus.php|title=JUSTICE FOUNDATION KASHMIR CENRE|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref> which he founded in 2003 as a registered UK company to advance the Kashmir cause through public advocacy. His son Muzammil Ayub Thakur is an active representative member of the former UK based NGO<ref>{{Cite web|title=Join the Global Digital Rally for Kashmir|url=https://www.justiceforall.org/kashmirrally/|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Justice For All|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life==
'''Muhammad Ayyub Thakur''' was born in 1948 in a farming family in Pudsoo village near Shopian, district Pulwama in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. He was the eldest of four children.<ref name="dynamic">{{cite news|url=http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion+editorials/2004+opinions/March/15+o/Kashmiri+Leader+Ayub+Thakur,+a+Dynamic+Personality+Kashmir+Watch.htm|title=Kashmiri Leader Ayub Thakur, a Dynamic Personality ... Died in London|last=Bhat|first=Abdul Latif|date=15 March 2004|publisher=Al-Jazeera|accessdate=2009-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041015034509/http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20editorials/2004%20opinions/March/15%20o/Kashmiri%20Leader%20Ayub%20Thakur%2C%20a%20Dynamic%20Personality%20Kashmir%20Watch.htm|archive-date=15 October 2004|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Political activities==
Dr. Ayyub Thakur obtained his Doctorate (Phd.) in [[Nuclear Physics]] from the [[University of Kashmir]]. In 1978, after a brief stint at the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (Zakoora, Srinagar)<ref name="kashmirtimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.jammukashmir.eclipse.co.uk/who'swho.htm|title=Kashmir Times profile of Thakur |last=Hussain|first=Massod|date=15 August 2000|work=Kashmir Times|accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> he became lecturer in the Department of [[Physics]] in the same university. He had a keen interest in the social and political issues of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="dynamic" /> He started his political career in the early 1970s as a student leader in the [[University of Kashmir]]. He rallied Kashmiri youth and students and founded Jammu and Kashmir Students Islamic Organisation in 1974 and continued to be its patron till 1977. This organisation later merged with another organisation and changed into Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba, which he headed from 1977–1981. He was also the president of Kashmir University Students Union and Kashmir University Research Scholars Association.
As a student leader, Dr. Thakur attended international youth and student conferences at [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]] in 1979, [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] in 1980 and [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] in the same year. In these conferences, Dr. Thakur put forward the Kashmiri viewpoint and drew the world attention towards the Kashmir problem. In Kuala Lumpur conference in 1980, he was instrumental in passing a resolution condemning the alleged Indian occupation of Jammu and Kashmir.
Dr. Thakur organised meetings of the youth and students to challenge the Kashmir's accession to India which he considered as "fraudulent". He strongly opposed the accord between unionist Kashmiri leader [[Sheikh Abdullah]] and Indian Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] in 1974, as being aimed at strengthening Indian occupation of Jammu and Kashmir.

==Imprisonment and Dismissal==
After becoming lecturer at the [[University of Kashmir]] he intensified his "subversive political activities". He began organising students and colleagues to form an intellectual response to the alleged Indian occupation. In August 1980, he and many of his colleagues at university and students organisation, Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba, organised an international conference on the issue of right of [[self-determination]] of Kashmiris as outlined in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090409002934/http://www.kashmiri-cc.ca/un/ United Nations resolutions on Kashmir]. Indian government, however, banned the conference and dismissed Dr. Ayyub from his job as a university teacher, and later imprisoned him along with his colleagues under Public Safety Act (PSA). Thakur, during his five-month imprisonment, claimed to have been "subjected to inhuman torture of all sorts, but refused to compromise on his political ideology". After his release in 1981 he began to travel across in Kashmir "to mobilise Kashmir youth". He claimed that police tried to interrupt his activities every now and then. Claiming to be tired of "playing a cat-and-mouse game with the police", on 25 May 1981 he opted to accept the offer of a lecturer in the [[King Abdulaziz University|King Abdul Aziz University]], [[Jeddah]] in [[Saudi Arabia]] where he served up to 1984.<ref name="Salute">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediamonitors.net/fai5.html|title=A Salute to A Kashmiri Colossus|last=Fai|first=Ghulam Nabi|publisher=Media Monitors Network|accessdate=2006-01-02}}</ref>

==In Exile==
In 1981, Dr. Thakur joined the [[Nuclear Engineering]] Department of [[King Abdulaziz University|King Abdul Aziz University]], [[Jeddah]] in [[Saudi Arabia]] as a lecturer. During his stay, he tried to "mobilise support for the Kashmir cause". He married the daughter of a "respectable man" from Baramulla in 1981, in absentia. After six years of his service, he went to London in 1986 for post-doctoral research programme and simultaneously started organising support for the Kashmir issue. Later in 1990, he took over as the president of the World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM).<ref name="dynamic" /> He was also a trustee of the UK-based charity, Mercy Universal, which he had founded in 2000 and Director of the Justice Foundation, which he founded in 2003, and which was investigated for terror links.<ref name="political" />

All the three organisations founded by Thakur have been investigated by [[Scotland Yard]], the [[Charity Commission]] and the [[FBI]] for financial ties to the [[Pakistani Military]] and [[Militant]] groups active in Jammu and Kashmir. Of the three, only the Justice Foundation (Kashmir Centre) is still sporadically active as of 2011, while the other two are inactive. As of August 2011, a Brussels-based affiliate of the Kashmir Centre, named the Kashmir Centre-Europe, also came under investigation based on evidence found by the [[FBI]] implicating the [[Inter-Services Intelligence]] agency of the [[Pakistani Military]] in secretly funding both Kashmir Centres in London and Brussels.

==Impounding of Indian Passport==
Upon the revelation of his ties to militant groups, the Government of India used its discretionary powers stripped Thakur of his citizenship in 1993, after impounding his passport. He subsequently obtained British travel papers which he used until his death in 2004. Upon his death, Thakur's family petitioned the Government of India for the privilege of being buried in his ancestral village in Jammu & Kashmir. Since he died a ''de facto'' British subject, having forfeited his Indian citizenship, the Indian Government summarily dismissed this petition.

== Activities in Exile==
Thakur founded and participated in two movements, the World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM) and Mercy Universal. Both became inactive after this death. There is little evidence in the public domain that confirms any of the claims made by Thakur as to the self-described activities of WKFM and Mercy Universal. WKFM was an umbrella organisation of expatriate Kashmiris from Indian Kashmir "working internationally for the promotion of the Kashmir cause". It was set up in 1990 with Dr. Ayyub Thakur as it president and claimed to have offices in Europe, Americas and Middle East. In July 1991, the WKFM organised an international conference on Kashmir issue in Washington, D.C. A handful of junior US congressmen, [[backbenchers]] from British Parliament and European Parliament as well as distinguished intellectuals participated and supported tri-partite talks for the resolution of Kashmir. During his address to the conference Thakur "urged Kashmiri militants to renounce the misuse of force" no matter how compelling the [[self-determination]] aspiration.

According to Thakur, the Indian Government took the success of the conference "very seriously", and accused him of sending money to Kashmiri activists for [[terrorist]] activities. The Indian Government booked him under infamous [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] (TADA). This case later formed the genesis of the famous [[Hawala scandal|Jain Hawala Corruption Case]], in which 38 prominent Indian politicians<ref name="Hawala">{{cite news|url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15082002/1508200258.htm|title=Clueless investigators, subverted state|work=The Milli Gazette|accessdate=2006-01-02}}</ref> were charge sheeted and later discharged.

Thakur also attended the 1991 [[Organisation of the Islamic Conference]] (OIC) Foreign minister meeting in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]], the 1993 [[OIC]] summit meeting in [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]] and World tactics did not yield the desired result. On this occasion Thakur led a delegation and highlighted the "Indian intransigence" and the "massive human rights violations". WKFM also joined other Kashmiri groups and attended March 1993 session of [[United Nations Commission on Human Rights]] (UNCHR) and later the [[World Conference on Human Rights]] at [[Vienna]], Austria in June 1993. According to Thakur, since the WKFM activities were growing, Indian Government tried to extradite Thakur on charges of financing [[terrorism]]. Indian government twice sought his extradition from the UK in 1992 and 1993. After its failure, they finally impounded his passport in 1993. This left Dr. Ayyub stranded in United Kingdom for about four years along with his family. However, in 1997 the [[British government]] issued him with a travel document, which he used till his death.<ref name="political">{{cite web|url=http://kashmirwatch.com/showheadlines.php?subaction=showfull&id=1224419679&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&var0news=value0news |title=Remembering Ayyub Thakur |first=Ghulam Nabi | last=Fai |date=19 Oct 2008 |publisher=Kashmir Watch |accessdate=2009-04-08 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

During the visit of British Home Secretary [[Jack Straw]] to India in May 2002, Indian Deputy Prime Minister, [[Lal Krishna Advani|LK Advani]] in his meeting with him accused Thakur of diverting funds to the Kashmiri militants for [[terrorism]]. He first demanded the arrest of Thakur under the new anti-terrorist laws and when it did not work, demanded his extradition to India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/02aug17/edit.htm#5 |title=Is London pro-Ayyub Thakur? |last=B L Kak |date=17 August 2002 |work=Daily Excelsior |accessdate=2009-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021115101653/http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/02aug17/edit.htm |archive-date=2002-11-15 }}</ref> According to Thakur, the Indian Government made repeated demands for his extradition. Moreover, the Indian intelligence agencies launched a vicious propaganda campaign in the Indian media against Thakur. Later, in 2002 when [[Lal Krishna Advani|LK Advani]] visited UK, he again demanded the extradition of the Thakur.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/week-in-review/56880/0|title=INDO-UK TIES|date=25 August 2002|work=The Financial Express|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref>

In 2000, WKFM and its leaders formed Mercy Universal, self-described as an International Humanitarian Organisation registered with the Charity Commission in the United Kingdom. It claimed to work "for the mitigation of peoples suffering in some of the world's poorest communities in South Asia and East Africa" and also provided humanitarian relief. No reports have ever been made available to the media as to the organisation's self-claimed activities.

==Family Members Allegedly Harassed==
Ayub regularly claimed that his family members, relatives and friends were allegedly subjected to house raids, torture and harassment by the [[Indian army]]. He often claimed that his ancestral home in [[Kashmir]] was raided many a time and his parents threatened.<ref name="dynamic" />

His son Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur is a small businessman, self-described as a Financial Consultant, based in London. Even though his visa applications to visit Kashmir were dismissed several times, the Indian government allowed him to openly visit Kashmir in 2011. He has given a handful of interviews to a few channels including Press TV of [[Iran]]. He claims to have regularly lectured across the UK, in addition to having attended numerous international conferences.

==Death==
Thakur died at the age of 55, in London on 10 March 2004 after an illness.<ref name="dies" /> He was suffering from pulmonary fibrosis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/prominent.htm |title=Prominent People who have died from Pulmonary Fibrosis |publisher=Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, Colorado |accessdate=2009-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029050612/http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/prominent.htm |archive-date=29 October 2008 }}</ref> His funeral was held at the London Central Mosque, Regent Park, and he was laid to rest at the Garden of Peace, in Greenford, West London, close to where he had been living for many years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pakistantimes.net/2004/03/11/top3.htm |title=Kashmiri Veteran Dr Ayyub Thakur Expires |last=Bajwa |first=Azmat |work=Pakistan Times |accessdate=2009-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502215609/http://pakistantimes.net/2004/03/11/top3.htm |archive-date=2008-05-02 }}</ref> The Indian Government, having stripped him of his citizenship in 1993, dismissed a request by his family that his remains to be returned to his homeland in Kashmir. He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.

==See also==
* [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]]
* [[Terrorism]]
* [[Jihad|Islamic Jihad]]
* [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]]

== Notes and references ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.mercyuniversal.com Mercy Universal - a relief agency working in some of the most deprived areas of the world.]
* [http://www.justicefoundation.co.uk The Justice Foundation – Kashmir Centre in London]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090407043558/http://www.kashmiri-cc.ca/ Kashmiri - Canadian Council]
* [http://www.kashmircentre.org Kashmir Centre.EU]

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	'''Muhammad Ayyub Thakur''' (1948 – 10 March 2004<ref name="dies">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/mar/10jk3.htm\|title=Kashmiri separatist Ayyub Thakur dies\|date=10 March 2004\|publisher=Rediff.com\|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref>) was a political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM). He also founded a charity organization called 'Mercy Universal'. In 2011, according to a report by [[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]], It was a front group for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8648589/Pakistani-spies-operating-in-Britain.html\|title=Pakistani spies 'operating in Britain'\|work=The Telegraph\|date=19 July 2011\|accessdate=31 July 2015\|first=Duncan\|last=Gardham}}</ref> After investigatation by the British [[Charity Commission]], [[Scotland Yard]] and the FBI, it was stated that his organization had direct contacts with [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], an EU-Sanctioned Terrorist organization.		'''Muhammad Ayyub Thakur''' (1948 – 10 March 2004<ref name="dies">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/mar/10jk3.htm\|title=Kashmiri separatist Ayyub Thakur dies\|date=10 March 2004\|publisher=Rediff.com\|accessdate=2009-04-08}}</ref>) was a political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM). He also founded a charity organization called 'Mercy Universal'. In 2011, according to a report by [[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]], It was a front group for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8648589/Pakistani-spies-operating-in-Britain.html\|title=Pakistani spies 'operating in Britain'\|work=The Telegraph\|date=19 July 2011\|accessdate=31 July 2015\|first=Duncan\|last=Gardham}}</ref> After investigatation by the British [[Charity Commission]], [[Scotland Yard]] and the FBI, it was stated that his organization had direct contacts with [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], an EU-Sanctioned Terrorist organization.

	In 2001, Indian Government had booked him under [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] for providing financing & logistical support to terrorists. <ref name="Hawala">{{cite news\|url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15082002/1508200258.htm\|title=Clueless investigators, subverted state\|work=The Milli Gazette\|accessdate=2006-01-02}}</ref>		In 2001, Indian Government had booked him under [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] for providing financing & logistical support to terrorists.<ref name="Hawala">{{cite news\|url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15082002/1508200258.htm\|title=Clueless investigators, subverted state\|work=The Milli Gazette\|accessdate=2006-01-02}}</ref>

	His son Muzammil Ayub Thakur is an active representative member of the UK based NGO<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Join the Global Digital Rally for Kashmir\|url=https://www.justiceforall.org/kashmirrally/\|access-date=2020-10-30\|website=Justice For All\|language=en-US}}</ref>		His son Muzammil Ayub Thakur is an active representative member of the UK based NGO<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Join the Global Digital Rally for Kashmir\|url=https://www.justiceforall.org/kashmirrally/\|access-date=2020-10-30\|website=Justice For All\|language=en-US}}</ref>