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|death_place = [[Srinagar]], India
|alma_mater = [[McGill University]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])
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'''Mushir-ul-Haq''' was Vice Chancellor of [[Kashmir University]] and was murdered in [[Srinagar]] in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kashmiruniversity.net/ErrorPage.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/vice.aspx|title=University of Kashmir|website=www.kashmiruniversity.net}}</ref> He was kidnapped on 6 April 1990, together with his personal secretary Abdul Gani Zargar,<ref name="The Indian Express 21 April 2009">{{cite news |url= http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/court-acquits-accused-in-dr-mushirulhaq-murder/|title= Court acquits accused in Dr Mushir-ul-Haq murder |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 21 April 2009|newspaper= [[The Indian Express]] | accessdate= 1 September 2015 }}</ref> and their bodies were found on 10 April 1990. The Jammu Kashmir Students Liberation Front claimed responsibility.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/mag/2005/02/27/stories/2005022700380400.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-02-27|title=Magazine / Education : From strife to study}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He obtained his PhD from [[McGill University]] and later taught at [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]. Mushir-ul-Haq wrote several books namely - ''Religion and Politics in Muslim India (1857-1947): A Study'', ''Muslim politics in modern India 1857-1947'' (1970), ''Indian Muslims' Attitude to the British in the Early Nineteenth Century'', and ''Islam in Secular India'' (1972).
'''Mushir-ul-Haq''' was the Vice Chancellor of the [[University of Kashmir]] from 1987 until his murder in [[Srinagar]] in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kashmiruniversity.net/ErrorPage.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/vice.aspx|title=University of Kashmir|website=www.kashmiruniversity.net}}</ref>
He was kidnapped, alongside his personal secretary Abdul Gani Zargar, on 6 April 1990;<ref name="The Indian Express 21 April 2009">{{cite news |url= http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/court-acquits-accused-in-dr-mushirulhaq-murder/|title= Court acquits accused in Dr Mushir-ul-Haq murder |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 21 April 2009|newspaper= [[The Indian Express]] | accessdate= 1 September 2015 }}</ref> their bodies were found on 10 April 1990. The Jammu Kashmir Students Liberation Front claimed responsibility for his kidnapping and murder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/mag/2005/02/27/stories/2005022700380400.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-02-27|title=Magazine / Education : From strife to study}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He obtained his PhD from [[McGill University]] and later taught at [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]. Mushir-ul-Haq wrote several books, namely ''Religion and Politics in Muslim India (1857-1947): A Study'', ''Muslim politics in modern India 1857-1947'' (1970), ''Indian Muslims' Attitude to the British in the Early Nineteenth Century'', and ''Islam in Secular India'' (1972). He also established the Shah-i-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies in 1988.<ref name = "lecture">{{Cite web|url=https://kashmirreader.com/2021/06/14/kashmir-university-organises-prof-mushir-ul-haq-memorial-lecture/|title=Kashmir University organises Prof Mushir-ul-Haq Memorial Lecture|date=14 June 2021|website=kashmirreader.com|access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref>
 
In April 2009, the Special Court, under the [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] (TADA) in Jammu, acquitted those charged with Mushir-ul-Haq's murder after a trial which had lasted nineteen years. The presiding officer ruled that one confession was inadmissible and expressed doubts about the voluntary nature of others. In the absence of any corroborating evidence, he dismissed the charges against all of the accused.<ref name="The Indian Express 21 April 2009" />
 
In honor of Mushir-ul-Haq, the Shah-i-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Kashmir organized a memorial lecture on 12 June 2021. [[Akhtarul Wasey]], president of Maulana Azad University, spoke at the lecture. <ref name = "lecture" />


In April 2009, the Special Court under the [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] (TADA) in Jammu acquitted those charged with Mushir-ul-Haq's murder after a trial which had lasted nineteen years. The Presiding Officer ruled that one confession was inadmissible and expressed doubts about the voluntary nature of others. In the absence of any corroborating evidence he dismissed the charges against all of the accused.<ref name="The Indian Express 21 April 2009" />


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Mushir-ul-Haq
Died1990 (1991)
Srinagar, India
Alma materMcGill University (PhD)

Mushir-ul-Haq was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Kashmir from 1987 until his murder in Srinagar in 1990.[1] He was kidnapped, alongside his personal secretary Abdul Gani Zargar, on 6 April 1990;[2] their bodies were found on 10 April 1990. The Jammu Kashmir Students Liberation Front claimed responsibility for his kidnapping and murder.[3] He obtained his PhD from McGill University and later taught at Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia. Mushir-ul-Haq wrote several books, namely Religion and Politics in Muslim India (1857-1947): A Study, Muslim politics in modern India 1857-1947 (1970), Indian Muslims' Attitude to the British in the Early Nineteenth Century, and Islam in Secular India (1972). He also established the Shah-i-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies in 1988.[4]

In April 2009, the Special Court, under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) in Jammu, acquitted those charged with Mushir-ul-Haq's murder after a trial which had lasted nineteen years. The presiding officer ruled that one confession was inadmissible and expressed doubts about the voluntary nature of others. In the absence of any corroborating evidence, he dismissed the charges against all of the accused.[2]

In honor of Mushir-ul-Haq, the Shah-i-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Kashmir organized a memorial lecture on 12 June 2021. Akhtarul Wasey, president of Maulana Azad University, spoke at the lecture. [4]


References[edit]

  1. ↑ "University of Kashmir". www.kashmiruniversity.net.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Court acquits accused in Dr Mushir-ul-Haq murder". The Indian Express. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Magazine / Education : From strife to study". The Hindu. 27 February 2005.[dead link]
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kashmir University organises Prof Mushir-ul-Haq Memorial Lecture". kashmirreader.com. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.


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