Sheikh Hussain Zakiri
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Sheikh Muhammad Hussain Zakiri | |
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| Title | Hujjatul Islam wal Muslimeen |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Muhammad Hussain 1940 Bagh-e-Khomieni, Kargil district, India |
| Died | 28 July 2016 (aged 75–76) Bagh-e-Khomieni, Kargil district, India |
| Cause of death | Illness |
| Resting place | Bagh-e-Khomieni, Kargil |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Era | Modern Era |
| Region | [Kargil [Ladakh]], India |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic Philosophy, Vilayat-e-Faqih |
| Notable work(s) | Behest-i-Lamstan |
| Alma mater | Houza ilmiya, Najaf |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Ja`fari |
| Creed | Twelver Shi`a Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
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Sheikh Muhammad Hussain Zakiri (c. 1940 – 28 July 2016) was a Shia Islamic religious scholar/alim from Kargil, Indian Administered Kashmir and the founder of Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust, Kargil. He was deeply influenced by Islamic Revolution of Iran and its founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. In 1989 Zakiri established the trust named after Ayatollah Khomeini which played a key role, not only in educational and social sectors, but gave a new direction and meaning to politics of this most neglected region of the state. He was a prominent poet and scholarly person having published many books and poetic collections.[1]
Sheikh Zakiri was born in about the year 1940 at Bagh-e-Khomeni Kargil in a middle-class family.
