Aurangzeb Faruqi | |
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اورنگ زیب فاروقی | |
 Faruqi in 2023 during theHurmat-e-Masjid Aqsa Conference | |
| Chief ofAhle Sunnat Wal Jamaat | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi |
| Head ofSipah-e-Sahaba'sKarachi Division | |
| Assumed office 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem |
| Personal life | |
| Born | (1972-11-10)November 10, 1972 (age 53) |
| Citizenship |  Pakistani |
| Political party |  PHRP (2013-present) ASWJ |
| Alma mater | Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
Aurangzeb Faruqi (Urdu:اورنگزیب فاروقی,romanized: Awrangzīb Fārūqī) is a PakistaniIslamic scholar andfar-right politician who is the chief of theAhle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), also known as theSipah-e-Sahaba.[1][2][3]
Faruqi took part in the2024 Pakistani general election onNA-230 on the ticket ofPakistan Rah-e-Haq Party.[4]
Farooqi is listed on Pakistan'sterrorism watch, referred to as the "fourth schedule." Video recordings depict Farooqi vociferating, "Shia areinfidels!" during his speeches.[5]
Farooqi was born on 10 November 1972 inAbbottabad,Pakistan. He completed his primary education before enrolling atJamia Farooqia inKarachi, where he studied under Islamic scholarsSaleemullah Khan andMuhammad Adil Khan. He graduated fromJamia Uloom-ul-Islamia having completed theDars-i Nizami curriculum.[6]
Following his education, Farooqi served as anImam at several mosques inKarachi. During this period, he became a member of theSipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP).[7]
The leadership of the ASWJ (Sipah-e-Sahaba) was reorganized in 2014 after the death ofKhalifa Abdul Qayyum. At an organizational meeting inJhang,Ahmed Ludhianvi was elevated to the position of Patron-in-Chief (Sarparast-e-Aala), and Farooqi was subsequently appointed as the new Chief of the organization.[8]
Farooqi campaigned for2013 elections but lost by 203 votes.[5]
He again campaigned for the2018 elections,[5] and got 23,625 votes inPS-128, losing toMQM candidate.[9]
On 25 December 2012, Farooqi was traveling in amotorcade through theGulshan-e-Iqbal area ofKarachi. As his convoy navigated a U-turn near a roundabout, it was ambushed by assailants.[10][11] The attackers, positioned on three sides using a car and two motorcycles, opened fire with a variety of weapons, including9mm pistols,.222 rifles, andsubmachine guns.[12][13]
Farooqi sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least four policemen, his driver, and 6 of his private guards.[14]
The assassination attempt triggered large-scale protests and violence acrossKarachi. Supporters of Farooqi's party, theAhle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), blocked roads, burned tires, and forced markets to close for a day of mourning.[15][16] An alleged member of the militant organizationSipah-e-Muhammad was taken into custody on suspicion of carrying out the attack.[17]
Two further assassination attempts occurred in 2013. The first, on May 9, targeted his convoy as he was traveling toLandhi. Gunmen on motorcycles and in cars opened fire, wounding two policemen and two of his private guards.[18][19]
A second attack followed in August nearAbbas Town,Karachi, where assailants fired upon his motorcade. Although Farooqi was unharmed in both incidents, security guards returned fire during the second attack, and the assailants fled. No casualties were reported from the August attack.[20]
On 15 February 2015, Farooqi survived another assassination attempt inKarachi. As his convoy passed near theQuaidabad after midnight, unidentified gunmen opened fire from a nearby bridge.[21] The attack disabled his vehicle by bursting at least one of its tires. While Farooqi escaped unharmed, several of his security guards sustained injuries.[21][22]
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