Sami-ul-Haq
Sami ul Haq (Urdu: مولانا سمیع الحق, Samī'u’l-Ḥaq; 18 December 1937 – 2 November 2018) was a Pakistani religious scholar and senator. He was known as the Father of Taliban for the role his seminary Darul Uloom Haqqania played in the graduation of most Taliban leaders and commanders, having close ties to Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar.
Sami ul Haq سمیع الحق | |
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Sami-ul-Haq in 2017. | |
| Ameer of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S) | |
| In office 1980 – 2 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mufti Mahmud |
| Succeeded by | Maulana Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani |
| Chairman of Difa-e-Pakistan Council | |
| In office October 2011 – 2 November 2018 | |
| 2nd Chancellor of Darul Uloom Haqqania | |
| In office 7 September 1988 – 2 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Haq |
| Succeeded by | Anwar-ul-Haq Haqqani |
| Pakistan Senator for North-West Frontier Province | |
| In office March 2003 – March 2009 February 1985 – March 1997 | |
| Member of Pakistan Majlis-e-Shoora | |
| In office 1983–1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1937 Akora Khattak, NWFP, British India |
| Died | 2 November 2018 (aged 80) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Manner of death | Assassination, excessive blood loss due to multiple stab wounds |
| Nationality | British Indian (1937-1947) Pakistani (1947-2018) |
| Political party | JUI-S (1980-2018) Difa-e-Pakistan Council (2011-2018) |
| Other political affiliations | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (before 1980) Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (before 1993) |
| Children | Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani |
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| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Haqqania |
With his party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S), which split from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) because Haq supported Zia-ul-Haq and his policies, he was a member of the Senate of Pakistan from 1985 to 1991 and again from 1991 to 1997.
After his assassination in 2018 his son Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani became the chancellor of the seminary and the ameer or head of the political party.
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