Ahmad Nurani
Ahmad Nurani | |
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Ahmad Noorani in 1985 | |
| President of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | |
| In office 9 October 2002 – 11 December 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Qazi Hussain Ahmad |
| Member of National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 14 April 1972 – 7 March 1977 | |
| Constituency | NW-134 (Karachi-VII) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shah Ahmad Nurani Siddiqi 1 October 1926 |
| Died | 11 December 2003 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mausoleum |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Party | Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan 1970–2002 |
| Relations | Fazlur Rahman Ansari (brother-in-law) |
| Children | Owais |
| Parent | Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University Darul-Uloom Arabia, Meerut |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th Century |
| Region | Islamic world |
| School | Sunni (Barelvism) |
| Main interests | Islamic philosophy Modernity |
| Notable ideas | Revival of Shia-Sunni relations |
Shah Ahmad Nurani Siddiqi (1 October 1926 – 11 December 2003) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician. He was the founder and first president of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from 2002 until his death in 2003. He served as the president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP) from the 1970s until his death.
The JUP was the main Barelvi political party of Pakistan until the establishment of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan in 2015. Siddiqi was a co-founder of the World Islamic Mission.
Active in politics since the 1970s, agitating against military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq in the 1980s, and after disassociating from politics during most of the 1990s, he made a notable comeback after rigorously opposing the regime of President Pervez Musharraf and further forming an ultra–conservative alliance for joint opposition to the regime. Assuming the presidency of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), he was known to use tough rhetoric against Musharraf and formed a public support against Musharraf's policies in the country.