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| name              = Moulvi Farooq
| name              = Moulvi Mohammad Farooq
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| title              = Mirwaiz Kashmir
| title              = Mirwaiz Kashmir
| religion          = Islam
| religion          = Islam
| death_date        = 21 May 1990
| death_date        = 21 May 1990
| death_cause        = assassination
| death_cause        = Assassination
| successor1        = [[Mirwaiz Umar Farooq]]
| successor1        = [[Mirwaiz Umar Farooq]]
| children          = 2, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
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'''Mohammad Farooq Shah''' was the [[Mirwaiz]] of his time in Kashmir and chairman of the All Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee, a coalition of disparate political parties in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] that sought resolution of the [[Kashmir conflict]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.csmonitor.com/1983/0610/061054.html|title=Strategic Kashmir is divided by conflicting loyalties|last=Weaver|first=Mary Anne|date=1983-06-10|website=The Christian Science Monitor|access-date=2017-04-17}}</ref>
'''Mohammad Farooq Shah''' commonly known as '''Mirwaiz Moluvi Mohammad Farooq''' was the [[Mirwaiz]] of his time in Kashmir and chairman of the All Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee, a coalition of disparate political parties in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] that sought resolution of the [[Kashmir conflict]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.csmonitor.com/1983/0610/061054.html|title=Strategic Kashmir is divided by conflicting loyalties|last=Weaver|first=Mary Anne|date=1983-06-10|website=The Christian Science Monitor|access-date=2017-04-17}}</ref> He was a friend of [[Prem Nath Bazaz]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=BAZAZ|first=BHUSHAN|title=My memories with the man|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/gk-magazine/my-memories-with-the-man|access-date=2022-01-02|website=Greater Kashmir|language=en}}</ref>


Shah was assassinated on 21 May 1990 by gunmen at his residence at Nageen, Srinagar. [[Hizbul Mujahideen]] militant Mohammad Ayub Dar was convicted for the murder and Supreme Court of India upheld the conviction in 2010.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130216063011/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-22/india/28314675_1_life-imprisonment-life-sentence-umar-farooq Murder Suspect Convicted]</ref>
Shah was assassinated on 21 May 1990 by gunmen at his residence at Nageen, Srinagar. [[Hizbul Mujahideen]] militant Mohammad Ayub Dar was convicted for the murder and Supreme Court of India upheld the conviction in 2010.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130216063011/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-22/india/28314675_1_life-imprisonment-life-sentence-umar-farooq Murder Suspect Convicted], The Times of India, 22 July 2010.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 10 June 2022

Moulvi Mohammad Farooq
MirwaizMolviFarooq.jpg
Succeeded byMirwaiz Umar Farooq
TitleMirwaiz Kashmir
Personal
Died21 May 1990
Cause of deathAssassination
ReligionIslam
Children2, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Mohammad Farooq Shah commonly known as Mirwaiz Moluvi Mohammad Farooq was the Mirwaiz of his time in Kashmir and chairman of the All Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee, a coalition of disparate political parties in Jammu and Kashmir that sought resolution of the Kashmir conflict.[1] He was a friend of Prem Nath Bazaz.[2]

Shah was assassinated on 21 May 1990 by gunmen at his residence at Nageen, Srinagar. Hizbul Mujahideen militant Mohammad Ayub Dar was convicted for the murder and Supreme Court of India upheld the conviction in 2010.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. Weaver, Mary Anne (10 June 1983). "Strategic Kashmir is divided by conflicting loyalties". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. BAZAZ, BHUSHAN. "My memories with the man". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. Murder Suspect Convicted, The Times of India, 22 July 2010.