Mohammad Farooq Shah commonly known as Mirwaiz Moluvi Mohammad Farooq was the Mirwaiz of his time in Kashmir—north of India— and chairman of All Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee, a coalition of disparate political parties in Jammu and Kashmir that sought resolution of the Kashmir conflict.[1][2]
Moulvi Mohammad Farooq | |
|---|---|
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| Succeeded by | Mirwaiz Umar Farooq |
| Title | Mirwaiz Kashmir |
| Personal | |
| Died | 21 May 1990 |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Religion | Islam |
| Children | 2, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq |
Shah was assassinated on 21 May 1990 by gunmen at his residence at Nageen, Srinagar. Hizbul Mujahideen militant Mohammad Ayub Dar was convicted for the murder and Supreme Court of India upheld the conviction in 2010.[3]
Jammu and Kashmir Police on May 16, 2023, claimed to have achieved a major breakthrough into the assassination case of Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq by arresting two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants who were "evading arrest for over three decades".[4]
In the press briefing, the police said the arrested militants also includes the one who had entered into the bedroom of late Mirwaiz and opened fire at him.