Javed Ibrahim Paracha
Javed Ibrahim Paracha | |
|---|---|
| جاوید ابراہیم پراچہ | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1990–1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1947 |
| Died | 28 December 2023 (aged 76) |
| Cause of death | Chronic kidney disease |
| Party | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) |
| Other political affiliations | PML (N) |
Javed Ibrahim Paracha (1947 – 27 December 2023) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician, who was a member of the National Assembly from Kohat.[1][2]
Paracha died at the age of 76 in 2023.[1]
Biography
Paracha belonged to the Hindko-speaking Punjabi Paracha community of Kohat.[3][4] He got his master's degrees in Islamiyat and Arabic from the Islamia University of Bahawalpur and the University of Peshawar.[1]
He contested in 1997 Pakistani general election on the ticket of Pakistan Muslim League (N) and was elected MNA from Kohat. He later left PMLN and joined Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) headed by Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman.[4]
Paracha was the chairman of World Prisoners Relief Commission and aided in the release of many Soviet soldiers from the custody of mujahideen.[1] He was widely known for his sympathies with the al-Qaeda and the Taliban and made consistent efforts for the release of their members from the Pakistani prisons.[5][6] He was termed as "al-Qaeda's lawyer" by the Jamestown Foundation and The Express Tribune.[4][2]
Paracha died from chronic kidney disease in Kohat at the age of 76 in 2023.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "EX-MNA Javed Ibrahim Paracha passes away in Kohat". Dawn. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ a b "The Taliban strike back". The Express Tribune. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ Alam, Imtiaz, ed. (2006). SAPANA: Religious Revivalism in South Asia. South Asian Policy Analysis Network. pp. 88–89. ISBN 978-969-9060-02-1.
- ^ a b c Zahid, Farhan (27 July 2015). "Javed Ibrahim Paracha: Al-Qaeda's Lawyer in Pakistan". jamestown.org. Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Pakistani leader says Taliban want release of 50 prisoners". IRNA English. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Paracha changes story on Hughes meeting". UPI. United Press International. 22 November 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2025.