Shaheed Agha Ziauddin Rizvi () was a Pakistani

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born at Amphary,

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, in a religious family. He completed his early schooling in

; he later moved to

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, and afterwards

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, for higher religious education. He also visited the UK and

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as a member of a tablighee delegation in the early 1980s. He rose to prominence in 1990 after playing an important role in restoring peace and reconciliation after the sectarian attack by terrorists, which left over 300 people dead. He served as Imam of Friday prayers at Markazi Jamia Imamia Masjid Gilgit and head of shia community of

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for 15 years until his death. He was attacked by terrorists on January 8, 2005 in an attack in which three of his body guards were killed. He was transferred to a

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via helicopter. He martyred at CMH Rawalpindi on January 13, 2005 at 10:00 PST.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rizvi, Aga Zia uddin, Agha Ziauddin People from Gilgit 1958 births 2005 deaths Terrorism deaths in Pakistan Pakistani terrorism victims Pakistani Shia clerics