A former
member of the Parliament (1985 and 1991), Mr. Liaqat Baloch originally hails from
Muzaffargah, a remote area in the Southern Punjab. Born in Multan on 9th December, 1952,
Mr Baloch holds Masters degree in Mass Communication and a Bachelor degree in Law.
Mr Liaqat Bloch was
associated with Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT) during his early school days. Held various
offices of the IJT at district and province level. He was twice elected Nazim-e-A’la
(President) of the IJT. During his studies at the Punjab University, Lahore he played an
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Mr Baloch was elected
president of students’ union, Punjab University besides completing a successful stint
of Secretary General of Punjab University Students Union. In recognition of his services
to promote the cause of students, he was elected Secretary General of Asian Students
Association in 1978. He had also been member of World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) and
International Federation of Islamic Students Organizations (IIFSO).
Despite first class first
position and winning a Gold medal in Masters with excellent academic record, Mr Baloch
neither opted journalism field nor the legal practice to start his practical life. He,
instead chose the thorny field of politics with a commitment to serve the oppressed
masses.
His cool and friendly
temperament earned him good repute in the religio-political circles of the country. In
recognition of his country-wide reconciliatory efforts to forge unity between various
Muslim sects, he was elected Chairman of Punjab Chapter of the Milli Yekjehti Council
(MYC). 1996-97
He worked as Secretary
Political Bureau of Jama’at-e-Islami Pakistan (1994-1997). He is also a member of the
JI Committee on Information. Liaqat Baloch was twice elected member of National Assembly
from Lahore. Also headed Jama’at-e-Islami Parliamentary Party in the Lower House
(National Assembly).
He set worth-following
trends in the parliamentary history during his two-terms as the JI parliamentarian. During
his stay in the Parliament, Mr Baloch headed Standing Committee of the National Assembly
on Science and Technology. He was also member of the Public Accounts and Business
Committees of the same house.
He was instrumental in
establishing Human Right Network of Pakistan (HRN), which is playing a role of catalyst in
order to bring a positive change in society. The forum had helped scores of people in
getting redressed to their abridged human rights on many occasions.
During his two terms as
member of National Assembly, Mr Liaqat Baloch visited Iran, China, Turkey, Russia and
Central Asian States as a member of various high level delegations. On behalf of his party
(JI), at the invitation of various government and non-government organizations, he visited
Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Qatar, UAE, London, USA, Canada, Norway, Sweden,
Denmark, Germany, Bosnia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Bangladesh to attend
international conferences (January 1, 2000).
Qazi Hussain Ahmad
Ameer
(President)
Qazi Hussain Ahmad was born at Ziarat Kaka Sahib, Distt
Nowshera, NWFP,
Pakistan in 1938. His father Qazi Muhammad Abdul Rab was a great religious
luminary and a farmer by profession.......
Liaqat Baloch
Naib Ameer
(Vice President)
A former member of the Parliament, Mr. Liaqat Baloch
originally hails from Muzaffargah, a remote area in the Southern Punjab. Born in Multan on
9th
December, 1952, Mr Baloch holds Masters degree in Mass Communication and
a Bachelor degree in Law......
Muhammad Aslam Saleemi
Naib Ameer
(Vice President)
Born on June 30, 1933 at Burj Kalan , Distt Kasur,
Punjab, Chaudhry
Muhammad Aslam Saleemi is a law graduate (1957) and also holds Masters
degree in Islamic Studies (1973). He also obtained diploma education in
Taxation and Labour Laws (1972) and has done elementary study in Arabic
and special course of Tafseer......
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Prof. Khurshid Ahmad
Naib Ameer
(Vice President)
A world renowned research scholar, an educationist, an
economist, a versatile
writer and a preacher of Islam, Prof Khurshid Ahmad was born in Delhi on
March 23, 1932......
Prof. Ghafoor Ahmad
Naib Ameer
(Vice President)
One of the most respected politician in Pakistan, Prof Ghafoor Ahmad was
born in Baraily, U.P. (India) on 26th June, 1927. He got Masters degree in
Commerce from the University of Lucknow in 1948. Later, he also completed.....
Syed Munawwar Hasan
Qayyim
(Secretary General)
Syed Munawwar Hasan hails from a distinguished family,
based at Delhi before the Partition of the sub-continent. He was born in August 1944 and
as his
family opted for Pakistan, migrated to Karachi in 1947. He obtained Masters in
Sociology (1963) and Islamic Studies (1966) from Karachi University. As a
student, he marked his presence as eloquent speaker, extempore orator and... |
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Chaudhry Rehmat Elahi
Naib Ameer
(Vice President)
Chaudhry Rehmat Ilahi belongs to Jhelum (Punjab) where
he was born in 1923. After graduation
he joined the army. He, however, did not stay there for long. Because of his deep
attachment and
concern for Islamic cause and the ‘movement’, he resigned from the service but
left it in 1951
because of the same reason......
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