Sajid Mir (politician)

Mir was born on 2 October 1938 into a religious Kashmiri family in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.^[2] He is a relative of the prominent scholar Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti. Mir earned a master's degree in English literature from the University of the Punjab in 1960, followed by a master's degree in Islamic studies from the same university in 1969.^[4][5]

Mir served in the Senate of Pakistan from 1994 to 2000 and from 2003 to 2025 as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).^[2] In March 2009, Mir was elected to the Senate on a reserved seat for technocrats and ulema.^[6][7] He served as the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology and was also a member of the senate committees of Rules of Procedures and Privileges, the Functional Committee on Government Assurances, and the committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.^[4] Mir also headed the committee that drafted a code of conduct that promoted inter-sectarian harmony in Pakistan. He made noteworthy diplomatic efforts that strengthened the bilateral ties between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.^[8]

In March 2018, Sajid Mir became the Emir of Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith (MJAH).^[9] In September 2020, Mir attended the All Parties Conference (APC) and JAH formed the Pakistan Democratic Movement along with ten other parties. Sajid Mir came for many of PDM's public gatherings and powershows. In February 2021, Nawaz Sharif contacted Sajid Mir and gave him a spot on the PML-N ticket for the Senate elections.^[10] Sajid won his seat in an unopposed election.^[11]

Sajid Mir died due to a heart attack on 3 May 2025, at the age of 86.^{[b][2][8][12][13]}

Upon his death, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif remarked that Sajid Mir always raised his voice against extremism and sectarianism.^[2]

Mir authored and translated several influential works in Urdu and English. His scholarship focused on Hadith studies, comparative religion, and Islamic thought.