Aurangzeb Farooqi
Aurangzeb Faruqi | |
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اورنگ زیب فاروقی | |
Faruqi in 2023 during the Hurmat-e-Masjid Aqsa Conference | |
| Chief of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi |
| Head of Sipah-e-Sahaba's Karachi Division | |
| Assumed office 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem |
| Personal life | |
| Born | November 10, 1972 |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Political party | PHRP (2013-present) ASWJ |
| Alma mater | Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
Aurangzeb Faruqi (Urdu: اورنگزیب فاروقی, romanized: Awrangzīb Fārūqī) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and far-right politician who is the chief of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), also known as the Sipah-e-Sahaba.
Faruqi took part in the 2024 Pakistani general election on NA-230 on the ticket of Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party.
Farooqi is listed on Pakistan's terrorism watch, referred to as the "fourth schedule." Video recordings depict Farooqi vociferating, "Shia are infidels!" during his speeches.