Ali Sher Hyderi

Ali Sher Hyderi
علی شیر حیدری
Official portrait
Chief of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat
In office
2003–2009
Preceded byAzam Tariq
Succeeded byAhmed Ludhianvi
Sarparast-e-Aala of Millat-i-Islamia
In office
1997–2003
Preceded byZiya ur-Rahman Faruqi
Succeeded byKhalifa Abdul Qayyum
Chancellor of Jamia Hydria, Khairpur
In office
1989–2009
Preceded byNone (office created)
Succeeded bySanaullah Jawari
Personal life
Born(1963-07-12)12 July 1963
Died17 August 2009(2009-08-17) (aged 45–46)
Cause of deathAssassinated during an Ambush
Resting placeJamia Hydria, Sindh,
Citizenship Pakistani
Political party Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat
(2005-2009)

Millat-i-Islamia (2002-2005)

Sipah-e-Sahaba (1987-2002)
EducationJamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
TariqaQadiri
MovementDeobandi
Muslim leader
Disciple ofMawlana Abdul Karim Qurayshi of Ber Sharif

Ali Sher Hyderi (c. 1963 – 17 August 2009) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, author and a Religio-political figure who served as the chief of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama'at (ASWJ).

Hyderi became the chief of Sipah-e Sahaba, an Islamist organisation that was banned as a terrorist group in 2002, following the death of its previous leader, Azam Tariq, in an ambush in 2003.

He had previously also served as the Sarparast-e-Aala (patron-in-chief) of both the Sipah Sahaba and Millat-i-Islamia.