Masood ur Rehman Usmani

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Masood ur Rehman Usmani
مسعود الرحمان عثمانی
Central Secretary of Sunni Ulema Council (SUC)
In office
2006 – 5 January 2024
Personal life
Born1968
Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Died(2024-01-05)5 January 2024
Islamabad, Pakistan
Cause of deathAssassination
NationalityPakistani
Citizenship Pakistani
Political party Sipah-e-Sahaba
Ahle-Sunnat-Wal-Jamat
Alma materJamia Ashrafia
Darul Uloom Karachi
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi

Masood-ur-Rehman Usmani (Urdu: مسعود الرحمان عثمانی; c. 1968 – 5 January 2024) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and political leader who served as the Central Secretary of Sunni Ulema Council.[1]

He was a member of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) and the Council of Islamic Ideology, a constituent body of Government of Pakistan.[1][2]

He was assassinated on 5 January 2024 by an unknown person in Islamabad.[3][4][5]

Early life

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Usmani was born in 1968 in the Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.[6]

He received his religious education at various madrasas, including Jamia Darul Uloom in Karachi and Jamia Ashrafia in Lahore and earned the distinguished title of "Maulana" by completing his Dars-e-Nizami scholarly program.[6]

Usmani was arrested in April 2018 by unknown persons from Sharifabad area under Koral police station. After his disappearance, his supporters blocked the Islamabad Expressway. However, the circumstances surrounding his arrest are still unclear.[7][6]

Assassination and Funeral

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Usmani was assassinated on 5 January 2024 by bike-borne shooters in Ghori Town, a suburb in Islamabad.[8] He was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead.[9]

Thousands of mourners attended his funeral, held a day after unidentified gunmen shot and killed him and wounded his driver, according to a statement issued by the Islamabad police.[10]

Investigation

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Immediately after the incident, a heavy police force reached the spot and cordoned off the area and an investigation has been started to arrest the accused.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Web Desk (5 January 2024). "Sunni Ulema Council leader Allama Masood-ur-Rehman Usmani shot dead". Hum NEWS. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Sunni Ulema Council leader Masood Usmani killed in Islamabad". 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ "اسلام آباد فائرنگ میں سنی علماء کونسل کے رہنما مولانا مسعود الرحمان شہید" [Sunni Ulema Council leader Maulana Masoodur Rehman martyred in Islamabad firing]. 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ "اسلام آباد میں گاڑی پر فائرنگ، سنی علما کونسل کے رہنما مولانا مسعود الرحمان جاں بحق" [Sunni Ulema Council leader Maulana Masoodur Rehman was killed in a shooting at a vehicle in Islamabad].
  6. ^ a b c "maulana masood ur rehman usmani biography - Digi Web Global". 6 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  7. ^ "ASWJ protesters block Islamabad expressway after party leader 'goes missing'". 2 April 2018.
  8. ^ Desk (Lahore), Web (5 January 2024). "Sunni Ulema Council cleric Allama Masood Usmani shot dead in Islamabad". Pakistan Observer. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Maulana Masood ur Rehman Usmani gunned down in Islamabad". 5 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Thousands of mourners in Islamabad attend funeral for Pakistani cleric gunned down in broad daylight". Arab News PK. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.