Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani | |
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| حامد الحق حقانی | |
.jpg) Hamid Ul Haq inc. 2021 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 16 November 2002 – 2 October 2007 | |
| Constituency | NA-6 (Nowshera-II) |
| Emir ofJUI-S (1980–2025) | |
| In office 2 November 2018 – 28 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Sami-ul-Haq |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Haq Sani |
| RegionalChairperson ofDifa-e-Pakistan Council | |
| In office 2007 – 28 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rashid Ghazi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1968-05-26)26 May 1968 |
| Died | 28 February 2025(2025-02-28) (aged 56) |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Party | JUI-S (1980–2025) |
| Children | Abdul Haq Sani |
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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 aPakistaniIslamic scholar andpolitician, who served as amember 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 theJamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S) party after his fatherSami ul Haq's assassination in 2018.[4]
He wasassassinated ina suicide bombing atDarul Uloom Haqqania.[5][6]
Haqqani was born on 26 May 1968 inAkora Khattak, a town in theNowshera District ofKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[7] He wasSami-ul-Haq's second son from his first wife.[8]
Haqqani received religious and school education from his grandfather,Abdul Haq Akorwi, while attendingHaqqania High School, a school located inside the premises of theDarul Uloom Haqqania seminary. There he completed hisDars-i Nizami and became a scholar of theHadith and theQuran.[9]
He later enrolled inNowshera Degree College, receiving aBachelor’s inIslamic Studies before obtaining amaster's degree intheology fromPunjab University in the late 1980s.[10]
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 the2002 general election, Haqqani was elected to the12th National Assembly of Pakistan on the ticket of theMuttahida Majlis-e-Amal coalition,[12] beatingPakistan People's Party candidateNaseerullah Babar.[9] He served as the representative of theNA-6 Nowshera-I seat from 2002 until 2007.[11][13]
On 28 February 2025, a suicide bomb attack occurred atDarul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak,Nowshera District,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, following Friday prayers. The attack targeted Haqqani, who was among those killed. He was 56.[6][14][15]
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