Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani
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Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani | |
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| حامد الحق حقانی | |
.jpg) Hamid Ul Haq in c. 2021 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 16 November 2002 – 2 October 2007 | |
| Constituency | NA-6 (Nowshera-II) |
| Emir of JUI-S (1980–2025) | |
| In office 2 November 2018 – 28 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Sami-ul-Haq |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Haq Sani |
| Regional Chairperson of Difa-e-Pakistan Council | |
| In office 2007 – 28 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rashid Ghazi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1968 |
| Died | 28 February 2025 (aged 56) |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Party | JUI-S (1980–2025) |
| Children | Abdul Haq Sani |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Abdul Haq Akorwi (grandfather) Rashid Ul Haq Haqqani (brother) |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Haqqania Nowshera Degree College Punjab University |
| Occupation | Politician, Religious Scholar |
Hamid ul Haq Haqqani (Urdu: مولانا حامد الحق حقانی; 26 May 1968 – 28 February 2025)[1] was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician, who served as a member of the 12th National Assembly of Pakistan from 16 November 2002 until 10 October 2007, when he resigned in protest.[2][3]
He became chief of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S) party after his father Sami ul Haq's assassination in 2018.[4]
He was assassinated in a suicide bombing at Darul Uloom Haqqania.[5][6]
Haqqani was born on 26 May 1968 in Akora Khattak, a town in the Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[7] He was Sami-ul-Haq's second son from his first wife.[8]
Haqqani received religious and school education from his grandfather, Abdul Haq Akorwi, while attending Haqqania High School, a school located inside the premises of the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary. There he completed his Dars-i Nizami and became a scholar of the Hadith and the Quran.[9]
He later enrolled in Nowshera Degree College, receiving a Bachelor’s in Islamic Studies before obtaining a master's degree in theology from Punjab University in the late 1980s.[10]
Political career
Haqqani joined and became secretary-general of the student wing of JUI (S), Jamiat Talba-e-Islam, in 1985.[10] He was later appointed vice-emir of JUI (S) by the group's shura members in part due to his "prudence in political and religious affairs."[11]
During the 2002 general election, Haqqani was elected to the 12th National Assembly of Pakistan on the ticket of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal coalition,[1] beating Pakistan People's Party candidate Naseerullah Babar.[9] He served as the representative of the NA-6 Nowshera-I seat from 2002 until 2007.[11][12]
