Sami-ul-Haq
Sami ul Haq | |
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| سمیع الحق | |
Sami-ul-Haq in 2017. | |
| Ameer of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S) | |
| In office 1980 – 2 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mufti Mahmud |
| Succeeded by | Maulana Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani |
| President of Difa-e-Pakistan Council | |
| In office September 2001 – 2 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | None (office created) |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Ludhianvi |
| 2nd Chancellor of Darul Uloom Haqqania | |
| In office 7 September 1988 – 2 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Haq |
| Succeeded by | Anwar-ul-Haq Haqqani |
| Pakistan Senator for North-West Frontier Province | |
| In office March 2003 – March 2009 February 1985 – March 1997 | |
| Member of Pakistan 1981 Majlis-e-Shoora | |
| In office 1983–1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1937 |
| Died | 2 November 2018 (aged 79) |
| Manner of death | Assassination by stabbings |
| Party | JUI-S (1980-2018) Difa-e-Pakistan Council (2001-2018) |
| Other political affiliations | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (before 1980) Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (before 1993) |
| Children | Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani Rashid Ul Haq Haqqani |
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| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Haqqania |
Sami-ul-Haq (18 December 1937 – 2 November 2018) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician. He is regarded as the ideologue of the Taliban for his role in his seminary Darul Uloom Haqqania played in the graduation of most Taliban leaders and commanders, having close ties to Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
With his party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S), which split from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) because Haq supported Zia-ul-Haq and his policies, he was a member of the Senate of Pakistan from 1985 to 1991 and again from 1991 to 1997.
Sami-ul-Haq was assassinated after being stabbed multiple times at his residence in Bahria Town, Rawalpindi. After his assassination in 2018 his son Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani became the chancellor of the seminary and the ameer or head of the political party.