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{{short description| Indian politician, businessman and religious scholar }}
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| name                = Iftikhar Hussain Ansari
| name                = Iftikhar Hussain Ansari
| native_name               = افتخار حسین انصاری
| native_name         = مولوی افتخار حسین انصاری
| image = molviansari.jpg
| image               = molviansari.jpg
| constituency        = [[Pattan]], [[Baramullah]], Kashmir
| post = Cabinet minister and MLA
| residence          = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir]]
| constituency        = [[Pattan]], [[Baramulla]], Kashmir
| alma_mater          =[[Sultanul Madaris]], [[Lucknow]], India and  Madras-e- Baghdadi kufa,Iraq
| residence          = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| alma_mater          = [[Sultanul Madaris]], [[Lucknow]], India <br> [[Hawza Elmia Najaf]], [[Najaf]], [[Iraq]]
| birth_date          = 26 April 1942
| birth_date          = 26 April 1942
| birth_place        = Srinagar, [[Jammu and Kashmir]], India
| birth_place        = Srinagar, [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India
| death_date          = {{Death date and age|2014|9|30|1942|4|26|df=y}}
| death_date          = {{Death date and age|2014|9|30|1942|4|26|df=y}}
| death_place        = Dar-ul-Jawad, Qamarwari Srinagar
| death_place        = Dar-ul-Jawad, Qamarwari Srinagar
| party              = [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party]], [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference]]
| party              = [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party]]
| otherparty         = '''President''', All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association, '''Chairman''', Imam Hussain A.S Charitable Trust
| otherparty         = '''President''', All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association, '''Chairman''', Imam Hussain A.S Charitable Trust
| children            = [[Imran Reza Ansari]], Irfan Reza Ansari, and a daughter
'''Patron''', Mouarifat-ul-Uloom Islami
| children            = [[Imran Raza Ansari]], Irfan Raza Ansari, and a daughter
}}
}}
'''Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari''' ([[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]: मौलवी इफ्तिखार हुसैन अंसारी <small>([[Devanagari]])</small>, مولوی افتخار حسین ااری <small>([[Nastaʿlīq script|Nastaleeq]])</small>) (26 April 1940 &ndash; 30 September 2014) was a [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] [[Shia Islam|Shia]] cleric, politician and a businessman. He succeeded his father [[Molvi Muhammad Jawad Ansari]] as president of [[All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association in Jammu & Kashmir]] in 1962.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shias of Kashmir: Socio-Political Dilemmas|url=http://kashmirobserver.net/news/features/shias-kashmir-socio-political-dilemmas|publisher=Kashmir Observer|accessdate=24 April 2013|archive-date=4 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104214200/http://kashmirobserver.net/news/features/shias-kashmir-socio-political-dilemmas|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Iftikhar Hussain Ansari''' (26 April 1942 – 30 September 2014), widely known among his followers as '''Moulvi Sahib''', was a [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] [[Shia Islam|Shia]] cleric, politician, businessman and a proponent of the [[Grand Ashura Procession In Kashmir]]. He succeeded his father Muhammad Jawad Ansari as president of the [[All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association]] in Jammu & Kashmir in 1962, a position which he held for life.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shias of Kashmir: Socio-Political Dilemmas|url=http://kashmirobserver.net/news/features/shias-kashmir-socio-political-dilemmas|publisher=Kashmir Observer|accessdate=24 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104214200/http://kashmirobserver.net/news/features/shias-kashmir-socio-political-dilemmas|archivedate=4 January 2013}}</ref>  He was a sitting member of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]'s Legislative Assembly for the [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party]]; he was earlier a member of the [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]] and [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].<ref name="KashmirLife">{{cite web|title=Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari|url=http://kashmirlife.net/molvi-iftikhar-hussain-ansari/|publisher=Kashmir Life|accessdate=24 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017104327/http://www.kashmirlife.net/molvi-iftikhar-hussain-ansari/|archivedate=17 October 2013}}</ref>


He was a sitting member of [[Jammu and Kashmir]]'s Legislative Assembly for the [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party]]. He was earlier a member of [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]] and [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].<ref name="KashmirLife">{{cite web|title=Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari|url=http://kashmirlife.net/molvi-iftikhar-hussain-ansari/|publisher=Kashmir Life|accessdate=24 April 2013|archive-date=17 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017104327/http://www.kashmirlife.net/molvi-iftikhar-hussain-ansari/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was also a business tycoon with interest in car dealerships.
==Assassinations==
Ansari was thrice the target of unsuccessful assassination attempts. In June 2000 Ansari barely escaped the explosion of a [[landmine]] while addressing a religious congregation at Gund Khwaja Qasim. The blast killed twelve of his followers. On 1 September 2000 Ansari was injured by an [[Improvised explosive device|IED]] explosion that killed two policemen and a driver. Police suspected the [[Hizbul Mujahideen]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hizbul Momineen Behind Twin Attacks On Ansari: DGP|url=http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/archives/archives2000/kashmir20000902a.html|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2 September 2000 |accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref>


On morning of 30 September 2014, Iftikhar Hussain died of due to [[cirrhosis]], aged 74.
==Death==
Ansari died at his residence in Dar ul Jawad, Qamarwari, Srinagar on the morning of 30 September 2014 after a prolonged liver illness.<ref name="greaterkashmir.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Oct/1/influential-leader-molviiftikharhussain-ansari-passes-away-28.asp |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006151632/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Oct/1/influential-leader-molviiftikharhussain-ansari-passes-away-28.asp |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ansari had been undergoing specialized treatment in the [[United States]]. Various political, religious and social leaders offered condolences. Almost half a million people attended his funeral procession, from qamarwari to Zadibal imambargah where namaz e jenazah was offered.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.jandknow.com/news/09303673-pdps-molvi-iftikhar-hussain-ansari-passes-away | title=PDP's Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari passes away|website=Jandknow.com| date=2014-09-30}}</ref> He was buried in his ancestral graveyard, Baba Mazar, Alamgari Bazar, Zadibal, Srinagar.


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==External links==
*{{cite web|title=IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN ANSARI Srinagar (JAMMU & KASHMIR)|url=http://myneta.info/ls2009/candidate.php?candidate_id=6759|publisher=National Election Watch. My Neta|access-date=25 April 2013}}


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Iftikhar Hussain Ansari
مولوی افتخار حسین انصاری
File:Molviansari.jpg
ConstituencyPattan, Baramulla, Kashmir
Personal details
Born26 April 1942
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Died30 September 2014(2014-09-30) (aged 72)
Dar-ul-Jawad, Qamarwari Srinagar
Political partyJammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
Other political
affiliations		President, All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association, Chairman, Imam Hussain A.S Charitable Trust Patron, Mouarifat-ul-Uloom Islami
ChildrenImran Raza Ansari, Irfan Raza Ansari, and a daughter
ResidenceSrinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Alma materSultanul Madaris, Lucknow, India
Hawza Elmia Najaf, Najaf, Iraq

Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (26 April 1942 – 30 September 2014), widely known among his followers as Moulvi Sahib, was a Kashmiri Shia cleric, politician, businessman and a proponent of the Grand Ashura Procession In Kashmir. He succeeded his father Muhammad Jawad Ansari as president of the All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association in Jammu & Kashmir in 1962, a position which he held for life.[1] He was a sitting member of Jammu and Kashmir's Legislative Assembly for the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party; he was earlier a member of the National Conference and Congress.[2]

Assassinations

Ansari was thrice the target of unsuccessful assassination attempts. In June 2000 Ansari barely escaped the explosion of a landmine while addressing a religious congregation at Gund Khwaja Qasim. The blast killed twelve of his followers. On 1 September 2000 Ansari was injured by an IED explosion that killed two policemen and a driver. Police suspected the Hizbul Mujahideen.[3]

Death

Ansari died at his residence in Dar ul Jawad, Qamarwari, Srinagar on the morning of 30 September 2014 after a prolonged liver illness.[4] Ansari had been undergoing specialized treatment in the United States. Various political, religious and social leaders offered condolences. Almost half a million people attended his funeral procession, from qamarwari to Zadibal imambargah where namaz e jenazah was offered.[5] He was buried in his ancestral graveyard, Baba Mazar, Alamgari Bazar, Zadibal, Srinagar.

References

  1. ↑ "Shias of Kashmir: Socio-Political Dilemmas". Kashmir Observer. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari". Kashmir Life. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hizbul Momineen Behind Twin Attacks On Ansari: DGP". The Times of India. 2 September 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "PDP's Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari passes away". Jandknow.com. 30 September 2014.

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