Qazi Hussain Ahmad
(Pashto / Urdu: قاضی حسین احمد) is the president of
the Pakistani Muslim religious party, the
Jamaat-e-Islami. He is also the leader of the Muttahidah
Majlis-e-'Amal (Council of United Action) or MMA, and
until recently Member of the National Assembly of
Pkistan.
Qazi Hussain Ahmed was born in 1938 at Ziarat Kaka Sahib
in the district of Nowshera, North-West Frontier
Province (NWFP). His father Qazi Muhammad Abdul Rab, a
farmer by profession, was also well versed in Islamic
religious sciences.
After having completed early education at home, Qazi
Hussain Ahmed was admitted to Islamia College, Peshawar
and got his Masters of Science (M.Sc.) degree in
Geography from the University of Peshawar. He served as
lecturer for three years, teaching at the graduate level
in SWAT NWFP. Inclined more towards business, he did not
continue teaching and instead started his own business
34 Sueqarno Chowk Peshawar The business is now
administrated by his Son Dr.Anas Farhan Qazi.
His affiliation
with the Islamic Movement started in his school days
when he joined [[Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba] a student
islamic organization in Pakistan. He became member of
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1978, and was elected the
Ameer of the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1987. He
continues to serve in that capacity, getting re-elected
twice.
Qazi Hussain Ahmed was first elected as member of the
Senate of Pakistan in 1986 for a term of six years. He
was re-elected as such in March 1992, but he resigned in
1996 as a protest against the corrupt political system.
Mr. Ahmed has widely travelled abroad to represent the
Jamaat at the international forums, leading goodwill
missions as well as in his personal capacity to mediate
on issues concerning the Muslim Ummah.
Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) President Qazi Hussain
Ahmed has said that holding of both the offices of
president and army chief by Gen Pervez Musharraf is
unlawful and immoral,the MMA leader said Gen Musharraf
should have put off his uniform after December 31, 2004,
as he had pledged.
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