Iftikhar Hussain Ansari
Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (Kashmiri: मौलवी इफ्तिखार हुसैन अंसारी (Devanagari), مولوی افتخار حسین ااری (Nastaleeq)) (26 April 1940 – 30 September 2014) was a Kashmiri Shia cleric, politician and a businessman. He succeeded his father Molvi Muhammad Jawad Ansari as president of All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association in Jammu & Kashmir in 1962.[1]
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افتخار حسین انصاری | |
| Constituency | Pattan, Baramulla, Kashmir |
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| Born | 26 April 1942 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Died | 30 September 2014 (aged 72) Dar-ul-Jawad, Qamarwari Srinagar |
| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party, Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference |
| Other political affiliations | President, All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association, Chairman, Imam Hussain A.S Charitable Trust |
| Children | Imran Reza Ansari, Irfan Reza Ansari, and a daughter |
| Residence | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Alma mater | Sultanul Madaris, Lucknow, India and Madras-e- Baghdadi kufa,Iraq |
He was a sitting member of Jammu and Kashmir's Legislative Assembly for the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party. He was earlier a member of National Conference and Congress.[2] He was also a business tycoon with interest in car dealerships.
On morning of 30 September 2014, Iftikhar Hussain died of due to cirrhosis, aged 74.
References
- "Shias of Kashmir: Socio-Political Dilemmas". Kashmir Observer. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- "Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari". Kashmir Life. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
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