Mohammad Farooq Shah
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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 that sought resolution of the Kashmir conflict.[1]
Moulvi Farooq | |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Mirwaiz Umar Farooq |
| Title | Mirwaiz Kashmir |
| Personal | |
| Died | 21 May 1990 |
| Cause of death | assassination |
| Religion | Islam |
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.[2]
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References
- ↑ Weaver, Mary Anne (10 June 1983). "Strategic Kashmir is divided by conflicting loyalties". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ Murder Suspect Convicted