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|name =Mian Tufail Mohammad
|native_name =میاں طفیل محمد
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|order =Secretary General of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|Jamaat-e-Islami]]
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|term_start = March 1944
|term_end = December 1965<ref name=TheNation/>
|order2 =[[Emir]] of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|Jamaat-e-Islami]] in West [[Pakistan]]
|term_start2 = January 1966
|term_end2 = October 1972
|order3 =[[Emir]] of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|Jamaat-e-Islami]]
|term_start3 = October 1972
|term_end3 = 7 October 1987<ref name=TheNation/>
|predecessor3 = [[Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi]]
|successor3 = [[Qazi Hussain Ahmad]]
|birth_date = April 1914
|birth_place =[[Kapurthala]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|2009|06|25|1914|04}}<ref name=Dawn/>
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|alma_mater =[[Government College University Lahore]](BA (Hons) degree in Physics and Mathematics in 1935)<ref name=TheNation/> [[Punjab University Law College]] ([[LL.B.]] degree in 1937)<ref name=TheNation/>
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'''Mian Tufail Mohammad''' ({{lang-ur|میاں طفيل محمد}}) (April 1914 – 25 June 2009) was a [[Pakistani]] [[religious leader]], [[lawyer]], Islamic [[theologian]], and former Secretary General and [[Emir]] of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan]] party.<ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/473782 Jamaat leader Mian Tufail Mohammad passes away] Dawn (newspaper), Published 26 June 2009, Retrieved 18 November 2017</ref><ref name=TheNation>[http://nation.com.pk/26-Jun-2009/mian-tufail-passes-away Mian Tufail Mohammad passes away] The Nation (newspaper), Published 26 June 2009, Retrieved 18 November 2017</ref>

==Early life and career==
He was born in [[Kapurthala]], [[Punjab, British India]]. He received his education and college degrees in [[Lahore]]. Then he became an active member of ''Jamaat-e-Islami Hind''. Like Maulana [[Naeem Siddiqui]], he also worked closely with Abul Aala Maududi.<ref name=TheNation/>

==Agitation for democracy==
In 1965, the joint opposition against Ayub Khan was organised, he was one of its central leaders. Along with other leaders of the Combined Opposition Parties coalition, Mian Tufail toured both [[East Pakistan]] and [[West Pakistan]] to create mass awareness and organise a strong national democratic movement.<ref>[http://storyofpakistan.com/presidential-election 1965 Presidential Election in Pakistan] storyofpakistan.com website, Retrieved 18 November 2017</ref><ref name=TheNation/>

==Books==
Mian Tufail Mohammad co-authored with [[Abul A'la Maududi]] and [[Amin Ahsan Islahi]] the following books:
* ''Kashful Mahjub: An Urdu commentary''<ref name=TheNation/>
* ''Daw'at-e-Islami and Its Demands'' (Urdu)<ref name=TheNation/>

Several biographies have been written on his life and work. The most prominent ones are the following:

* ''Mushahidaat'' (Urdu)
* " Tufail Nama" (Urdu)
* " Tufail Qabila" (Urdu)
* " Raah-e-Nijat" (Urdu)

==Death==
On 7 June 2009, he suffered a [[brain haemorrhage]]. He was hospitalised at [[Shaikh Zayed Hospital]] in [[Lahore]], Pakistan. After staying in a coma for over 2 weeks, he died on 25 June 2009 at the age of 95. Among his survivors were eight daughters and four sons.<ref name=TheNation/><ref name=Dawn/>

==Legacy==

As one of the 75 founding members of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Hind]], he will always be remembered in party history.<ref name=TheNation/> His political legacy also descends down his family line. His son-in-law [[Ejaz Chaudhary]] is the Punjab president of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]].<ref>[http://dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/Pakistan/164669-Ejaz-Chaudhry-elected-as-PTI-Punjab-president Ejaz Chaudhry elected as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Punjab president] Dunya News, Updated 17 March 2013, Retrieved 18 November 2017</ref>

==See also==
* [[Naeem Siddiqui]]
* [[Mian (surname)|Mian]]
* [[Abdul Ghafoor Ahmed]]
* [[Khurshid Ahmad (Islamic scholar)|Khurshid Ahmad]]
* [[Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal]]
* [[Politics of Pakistan]]
* [[List of political parties in Pakistan]]

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==References==
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