Maulana Sami-ul-Haq (1937-2018)
Name: Maulana Samiul Haq
Age: 81 Years
Date of Birth: December 18, 1937 (Akora Khattak)
Date of Assassination: November 02, 2018
Education: Sanad-e-Fazilat-o-Faraghat and Sanad Daura Tafseer-e-Quran from Darul Uloom Haqqania – Sheikh-ul-Hadith (honorary) from Darul Uloom Deoband
Profession: Religious Scholar and Politician
Former senator from 1985-1991 and 1991-1997
Profile Maulana Sami-ul-Haq:
Maulana Samiul Haq was the Chancellor and Director of “Dar al-ulum Haqania“. Maulana Sami ul Haq was one of the most influential religious scholar and was knows as “Father of Taliban” because of his close ties with talibans in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Maulana Sami ul Haq was also the chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam. Maulan Sami-ul-Haq was one of the founders of Pakistan’s Mutahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), which was coalition of six religious parties. He himself belonged to Islami Jamhooria Ittehad. he had been aligned with the ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to work on the implementation of various reforms in the mainstream madrassa education.
Assassination:
Maulana was stabbed multiple times in his room and was found dead in the pool of bed by his driver, Haqqani.