Mukhtar Ahmed Waza

Mukhtar Ahmed Waza
مختار احمد وازہ
Waza in 2016
Born1966 (1966)
Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India
OccupationKashmiri separatist politician
Known forChairman of the Jammu Kashmir People league ; Executive member of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference
OfficeChairman ,Jammu Kashmir Peoples League
PredecessorSheikh Abdul Aziz
Children2
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Mukhtar Ahmed Waza (born 1966) is a Kashmiri separatist leader and chairperson of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League, a banned political faction by the government of India. He is also an executive council member of All Parties Hurriyat Conference.

Personal life

Waza married in 2004 to a Kashmiri women in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir from which he has 2 sons Reyyan Mukhtar Waza and Umair Mukhtar Waza.

Early life

Waza was born in business family of Jammu and Kashmir, India on 2 June 1966. He did his early schooling at Government Middle School Sarnal, Anantnag. However, he could not complete his studies due to his affiliation with Peoples league for which he was jailed at the age of 16. Although completed education in Philosophy, Political Science and Peace & Conflict Studies.

Political career

Waza began his political career in 1980 at the age of 14, leading a peaceful demonstration in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. His activism resulted in his arrest and subsequent detention under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 (PSA) for a period of three years. In 1986, he was again detained for one year under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA). He, along with the JKPL activists, were arrested on several occasions, including in March 1992.[1][2] After the death of Sheikh Abdul Aziz, Waza became the chairman of Peoples League and executive member of All Parties Hurriyat Conference and was re-elected as chairman in 2013.[3][4] Waza has been involved in talks at highest level of government both in India and Pakistan including visiting Pakistan on an official diplomatic trip and meeting Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, President Asif Ali Zardari. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar in 2012 other leaders include Shehbaz Sharif, Nawaz Sharif, Syed Munawar Hussain and Liaqat Baloch.[5] Waza also met several international and national delegations too including meeting Pak high commissioner Abdul Basit in New Delhi[6] several times and Ram Jethmalani as part of the Kashmir Committee in 2011. Over his 45 year long period of political struggle he has nearly spent 18 years in several jails across India. Waza has been closely associated with Abdul Gani Bhat from 1986 to 2025 till he died, Waza termed Bhat as his father like figure who taught him almost all pillars of life.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Indian police arrest Mukhtar Ahmad Waza in IOK". www.radio.gov.pk. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Indian police arrest Mukhtar Waza in IOK". Times of Islamabad. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Waza Re-elected PL Chief". Kashmir Observer. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Mukhtar Waza arrested in Anantnag". www.hastakshep.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  5. ^ Life, Kashmir (15 December 2012). "Hurriyat (M) Delegation In Pakistan".
  6. ^ "Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit Meets Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq in Delhi".

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