Aurangzeb Farooqi () is a Pakistani religious leader who is the President chief of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), also known as the
Sipah-e-Sahaba.
Political career
Faruqi lost the 2013 elections by 203 votes.
He campaigned for the 2018 Pakistan elections,
and got 23,625 votes in PS-128, losing to MQM candidate. Faruqi took part in the
2024 Pakistani general election
General elections, originally scheduled to be held in 2023, were held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 to elect the members of the List of members of the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly. The ...
on
NA-230 on the ticket of
Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party.
Views
He is accused of disseminating religious animosity, allegedly connected to the killings of multiple
Shiite
Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). However, his right is understood ...
activists. Farooqi is listed on Pakistan's
terrorism
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war aga ...
watch, referred to as the "fourth schedule." Video recordings depict Farooqi vociferating, "Shia are infidels!" during his speeches.
Assassination attempts
He survived a targeted assassination attempt, when he was leaving for court in 2012. In February 2015, he survived another assassination attempt in 2015. In June 2015, he was arrested by counterterrorism department.
See also
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List of Deobandis
References
Living people
Deobandis
Pakistani Muslim activists
Pakistani Sunni Muslims
Pakistani political people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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