Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Syed Ali Shah Geelani | |
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Geelani in 2009 | |
| Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference | |
| In office 1998 – 20 July 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Mirwaiz Umar Farooq |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Ghani Bhat |
| Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (Geelani faction) | |
| In office 13 September 2003 – 29 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Masarat Alam Bhat (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Masarat Alam Bhat (interim) |
| Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat | |
| In office 12 October 2004 – 19 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Ashraf Sehrai |
| Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1972–1977 | |
| In office 1977–1982 | |
| In office 1987–1990 | |
| Constituency | Sopore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 September 1929 |
| Died | 1 September 2021 (aged 91) |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Party | JKNC (until c. 1952) JIJK (1953–2010) Hurriyat (2004–2018) |
| Spouse(s) |
Unknown (died 1968)Jawahira Begum (before 2021) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | Adib 'Alim; Adib-i-Fazil; Munshi Fazil |
| Alma mater | Oriental College, Lahore University of Kashmir |
| Occupation | Kashmiri separatist leader |
| Awards | Nishan-e-Pakistan (2020) |
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Syed Ali Shah Geelani (29 September 1929 – 1 September 2021) was a separatist leader active in separatist insurgency of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. A pro-Pakistan separatist, he is regarded as the father of the Kashmir resistance movement.
He was a member of Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir since 1953, and was regarded as one of its most significant leaders. Geelani was also a three-time Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Sopore constituency, elected on a Jamaat-e-Islami ticket in 1972, 1977 and in 1987.