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'''Abdul Ghaffar Aziz'''  ({{lang-ur|{{nq|عبدالغفار عزیز}}}}; Abdul Ghaffar Aziz, 1962 - 5 October 2020) was a Pakistani politician, Islamic scholar<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2020/10/ji-vice-amir-abdul-ghaffar-aziz-passes-away/|title=JI Vice-Amir Abdul Ghaffar Aziz passes away|work=SAMAA TV|date=5 October 2020}}</ref> and deputy emir of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan]] from April 2019 to 5 October 2020 until his death. He was also Director of Foreign Affairs of JI for over two decades.<ref name="thenews">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/725316-ji-leader-buried|title = JI leader buried|date=6 October 2020|work=The News International (newspaper)}}</ref>
'''Abdul Ghaffar Aziz'''  ({{langx|ur|{{nq|عبدالغفار عزیز}}}}; Abdul Ghaffar Aziz, 1962 - 5 October 2020) was a Pakistani politician, Islamic scholar<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2020/10/ji-vice-amir-abdul-ghaffar-aziz-passes-away/|title=JI Vice-Amir Abdul Ghaffar Aziz passes away|work=SAMAA TV|date=5 October 2020}}</ref> and deputy emir of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan]] from April 2019 to 5 October 2020 until his death. He was also Director of Foreign Affairs of JI for over two decades.<ref name="thenews">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/725316-ji-leader-buried|title = JI leader buried|date=6 October 2020|work=The News International (newspaper)}}</ref>


Aziz was appointed Deputy Emir of JI in April 2019 alongside [[Liaqat Baloch]], [[Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (Pakistani politician)|Muhammad Ibrahim Khan]], Rashid Naseem, [[Asadullah Bhutto]], [[Farid Ahmad Paracha]], Mian Muhammad Aslam and Merajul Huda Siddiqui.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://jang.com.pk/news/633286|title = امیر العظیم جماعت اسلامی کے سیکرٹری جنرل لیاقت بلوچ اور پروفیسر ابراہیم نائب امراء مقرر|date=27 April 2019|work=Daily Jang (newspaper)|language=ur}}</ref>
Aziz was appointed Deputy Emir of JI in April 2019 alongside [[Liaqat Baloch]], [[Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (Pakistani senator)|Muhammad Ibrahim Khan]], Rashid Naseem, [[Asadullah Bhutto]], [[Farid Ahmad Paracha]], Mian Muhammad Aslam and Merajul Huda Siddiqui.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://jang.com.pk/news/633286|title = امیر العظیم جماعت اسلامی کے سیکرٹری جنرل لیاقت بلوچ اور پروفیسر ابراہیم نائب امراء مقرر|date=27 April 2019|work=Daily Jang (newspaper)|language=ur}}</ref>


==Death and illness==
==Death and illness==
Aziz died on 5 October 2021 due to [[cancer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jasarat.com/en/2020/10/05/ji-naib-ameer-foreign-affairs-director-abdul-ghaffar-azizi-dies/|title=JI Naib Ameer, foreign affairs director Abdul Ghaffar Aziz dies|work=Daily Jasarat (newspaper)|date=5 October 2020}}</ref> According to [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|JI]] spokesman Qaisar Sharif, Abdul Ghaffar Aziz had been suffering from cancer for a year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.samaa.tv/urdu/pakistan/2020/10/2058566/|title=نائب امیر جماعت اسلامی پاکستان عبدالغفار عزیز انتقال کرگئے|work=SAMAA TV|date=5 October 2020|language=ur}}</ref> His funeral prayer was led by his brother Habib-ur-Rahman in [[Mansoorah, Lahore]]. JI Emir [[Sirajul Haq]], General secretary Ameer ul Azeem and thousands of others participated in his funeral.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://urdu.geo.tv/latest/231918|title=نائب امیر جماعت اسلامی عبد الغفار عزیز انتقال کر گئے|work=Geo News|date=5 October 2020|language=ur}}</ref>
Aziz died on 5 October 2020 due to [[cancer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jasarat.com/en/2020/10/05/ji-naib-ameer-foreign-affairs-director-abdul-ghaffar-azizi-dies/|title=JI Naib Ameer, foreign affairs director Abdul Ghaffar Aziz dies|work=Daily Jasarat (newspaper)|date=5 October 2020|archive-date=8 October 2021|access-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008234221/https://www.jasarat.com/en/2020/10/05/ji-naib-ameer-foreign-affairs-director-abdul-ghaffar-azizi-dies/|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|JI]] spokesman Qaisar Sharif, Abdul Ghaffar Aziz had been suffering from cancer for a year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.samaa.tv/urdu/pakistan/2020/10/2058566/|title=نائب امیر جماعت اسلامی پاکستان عبدالغفار عزیز انتقال کرگئے|work=SAMAA TV|date=5 October 2020|language=ur}}</ref> His funeral prayer was led by his brother Habib-ur-Rahman in [[Mansoorah, Lahore]]. JI Emir [[Sirajul Haq]], General secretary Ameer ul Azeem and thousands of others participated in his funeral.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://urdu.geo.tv/latest/231918|title=نائب امیر جماعت اسلامی عبد الغفار عزیز انتقال کر گئے|work=Geo News|date=5 October 2020|language=ur}}</ref>


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Abdul Ghaffar Aziz
عبدالغفار عزیز
Deputy Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami
In office
April 2019 – 5 October 2020
Director of Foreign Affairs of JI
In office
c. 2000 – 5 October 2020
Personal details
Born1962 (1962)
Died5 October 2020(2020-10-05) (aged 57–58)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyJamaat-e-Islami
OccupationPolitician
Islamic scholar

Abdul Ghaffar Aziz (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; Abdul Ghaffar Aziz, 1962 - 5 October 2020) was a Pakistani politician, Islamic scholar[1] and deputy emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan from April 2019 to 5 October 2020 until his death. He was also Director of Foreign Affairs of JI for over two decades.[2]

Aziz was appointed Deputy Emir of JI in April 2019 alongside Liaqat Baloch, Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Rashid Naseem, Asadullah Bhutto, Farid Ahmad Paracha, Mian Muhammad Aslam and Merajul Huda Siddiqui.[3]

Death and illness[edit | edit source]

Aziz died on 5 October 2020 due to cancer.[4] According to JI spokesman Qaisar Sharif, Abdul Ghaffar Aziz had been suffering from cancer for a year.[5] His funeral prayer was led by his brother Habib-ur-Rahman in Mansoorah, Lahore. JI Emir Sirajul Haq, General secretary Ameer ul Azeem and thousands of others participated in his funeral.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "JI Vice-Amir Abdul Ghaffar Aziz passes away". SAMAA TV. 5 October 2020.
  2. "JI leader buried". The News International (newspaper). 6 October 2020.
  3. "امیر العظیم جماعت اسلامی کے سیکرٹری جنرل لیاقت بلوچ اور پروفیسر ابراہیم نائب امراء مقرر". Daily Jang (newspaper) (in اردو). 27 April 2019.
  4. "JI Naib Ameer, foreign affairs director Abdul Ghaffar Aziz dies". Daily Jasarat (newspaper). 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. "نائب امیر جماعت اسلامی پاکستان عبدالغفار عزیز انتقال کرگئے". SAMAA TV (in اردو). 5 October 2020.
  6. "نائب امیر جماعت اسلامی عبد الغفار عزیز انتقال کر گئے". Geo News (in اردو). 5 October 2020.

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