Aurangzeb Farooqi

Mufti
Aurangzeb Faruqi
اورنگ زیب فاروقی
Faruqi in 2023 during the Hurmat-e-Masjid Aqsa Conference
Chief of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat
Incumbent
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byMuhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi
Head of Sipah-e-Sahaba's Karachi Division
Incumbent
Assumed office
2002
Preceded byAbdul Ghafoor Nadeem
Personal life
Born (1972-11-10) November 10, 1972 (age 53)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Citizenship Pakistani
Political party PHRP (2013-present)

Sipah-e-Sahaba

ASWJ
Alma materJamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi

Aurangzeb Faruqi (Urdu: اورنگزیب فاروقی, romanized: Awrangzīb Fārūqī) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and far-right politician who is the chief of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), also known as the Sipah-e-Sahaba.[1][2][3]

Faruqi took part in the 2024 Pakistani general election on NA-230 on the ticket of Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party.[4]

Farooqi is listed on Pakistan's terrorism watch, referred to as the "fourth schedule." Video recordings depict Farooqi vociferating, "Shia are infidels!" during his speeches.[5]

Early life and education

Farooqi was born on 10 November 1972 in Abbottabad, Pakistan. He completed his primary education before enrolling at Jamia Farooqia in Karachi, where he studied under Islamic scholars Saleemullah Khan and Muhammad Adil Khan. He graduated from Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia having completed the Dars-i Nizami curriculum.[6]

Following his education, Farooqi served as an Imam at several mosques in Karachi. During this period, he became a member of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP).[7]

The leadership of the ASWJ (Sipah-e-Sahaba) was reorganized in 2014 after the death of Khalifa Abdul Qayyum. At an organizational meeting in Jhang, 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]

Political career

Farooqi campaigned for 2013 elections but lost by 203 votes.[5]

He again campaigned for the 2018 elections,[5] and got 23,625 votes in PS-128, losing to MQM candidate.[9]

Assassination attempts

2012 Attempt

On 25 December 2012, Farooqi was traveling in a motorcade through the Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Karachi. 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, including 9mm pistols, .222 rifles, and submachine 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 across Karachi. Supporters of Farooqi's party, the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), blocked roads, burned tires, and forced markets to close for a day of mourning.[15][14] An alleged member of the militant organization Sipah-e-Muhammad was taken into custody on suspicion of carrying out the attack.[16]

2013 Attempts

Two further assassination attempts occurred in 2013. The first, on May 9, targeted his convoy as he was traveling to Landhi. Gunmen on motorcycles and in cars opened fire, wounding two policemen and two of his private guards.[17][18]

A second attack followed in August near Abbas 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.[19]

2015 Attempt

On 15 February 2015, Farooqi survived another assassination attempt in Karachi. As his convoy passed near the Quaidabad after midnight, unidentified gunmen opened fire from a nearby bridge.[20] The attack disabled his vehicle by bursting at least one of its tires. While Farooqi escaped unharmed, several of his security guards sustained injuries.[20][21]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Head of banned Sipah e Sahaba Aurangzeb Farooqi threatens State Institutions". Shiite News Network. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ "List of Incidents involving Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, Terrorist Group of Pakistan". South Asia Terrorism Portal website. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Failure to arrest Maulana Adil's killers: Religious groups consider 'wheel-jam strike'". The News International newspaper. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ Tanoli, Ishaq (15 January 2024). "581 vying for 22 National Assembly seats in Karachi". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Abi-Habib, Maria; Baloch, Shah Meer; ur-Rehman, Zia (17 July 2018). "Violent Extremist or Political Candidate? In Pakistan Election, You Can Be Both". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Testing the waters: First-timers ASWJ confident of victory". The Express Tribune. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  7. ^ Khan, Allaudin (2011). Qauideen-e-Sipah Sahabah (قائدین سپاہ صحابہ ). Maktaba Usmani, Lahore. p. 43.
  8. ^ Service, Statesman News (19 July 2018). "The radical's tryst". The Statesman. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  9. ^ Gayer, Laurent (2014). Karachi: Ordered Disorder and the Struggle for the City. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-935444-3.
  10. ^ "Altaf condemns murderous attack on Maulana Aurangzeb Farooqi". Business Recorder newspaper. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Spiral of Karachi killings widens Pakistan's sectarian divide". The Indian Express. 24 February 2013.
  12. ^ faraz.khan (25 December 2012). "Failed assassination bid: Key cleric ambushed in Karachi". The Express Tribune.
  13. ^ our.correspondent (28 December 2012). "Legal process: FIR registered in attack on ASWJ leader". The Express Tribune. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ a b "Karachi partially closed on ASWJ's call to protest attack on its leader". Khaleej Times.
  15. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (25 December 2012). "16 killed across city: Violence breaks out after attack on ASWJ leader". Dawn.
  16. ^ Correspondent, Our (29 September 2020). "ASWJ chief deposes against convoy 'attacker'". www.thenews.com.pk. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  17. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (10 May 2013). "Passerby dies in attack on ASWJ leader". Dawn.
  18. ^ "ASWJ leader comes under attack; guards injured". Brecorder. 10 May 2013.
  19. ^ faraz.khan (4 August 2013). "ASWJ leader survives another assassination attempt". The Express Tribune.
  20. ^ a b "ASWJ local leader killed in Rawalpindi, central leader attacked in Karachi". Dawn newspaper. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  21. ^ "ASWJ's Aurangzeb Farooqui arrested". Dawn newspaper. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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