Ali Sher Hyderi
Ali Sher Hyderi علی شیر حیدری | |
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Official portrait | |
| Chief of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat | |
| In office 2003–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Azam Tariq |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Ludhianvi |
| Sarparast-e-Aala of Millat-i-Islamia | |
| In office 1997–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Ziya ur-Rahman Faruqi |
| Succeeded by | Khalifa Abdul Qayyum |
| Chancellor of Jamia Hydria, Khairpur | |
| In office 1989–2009 | |
| Preceded by | None (office created) |
| Succeeded by | Sanaullah Jawari |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 12 July 1963 |
| Died | 17 August 2009 (aged 45–46) |
| Cause of death | Assassinated during an Ambush |
| Resting place | Jamia Hydria, Sindh, |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Political party | Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (2005-2009) Millat-i-Islamia (2002-2005) Sipah-e-Sahaba (1987-2002) |
| Education | Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Qadiri |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Mawlana 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.