Pakistani Islamic scholar (1970–2022)
Mufti Sardar Ali Haqqani (1970 – 2022) also known as "Tawajju Ustaad" was a Pakistani Islamic scholar from Nowshera district. He was known on social media for his bold speeches in Pashto. He died in a traffic accident on 7 May 2022.[1][2]
Biography
He was born in 1970 in Maini, Swabi District. He received his early education in Charsadda from Darul Uloom Jamia Muhammadiyah Matta Mughalkhel, a madrassa established by Haq Nawaz Haqqani Shaheed. Then he studied Hadith and specialization from Darul Uloom Haqqania.[3]
He was also the Amir of Nowshera District of International Khatme Nabuwat Movement.[3]
Haqqani was nominated in 2018 by Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party and Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat Nowshera as joint candidate on PK-63 and issued party ticket. However, he managed to get only 1113 votes in this election and PTI candidate Mian Jamshed Uddin Kakakhel won this constituency with 24760 votes.[4]
He was arrested on 28 April 2021, for making provocative speeches against doctors and nurses.[5] In a speech on 10 June 2021, he was arrested for inciting the public to carry out a suicide attack on Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai.[citation needed]
On 3 February 2022, during a meeting in Swabi, a man named Musa carried out a failed assassination attempt in which he was injured. However, the assailant was arrested along with the device.[6]
Haqqani died in a traffic accident on 7 May 2022. The accident took place on Kohat Road near Zor Kali area of Dara Adamkhel. Mufti Sardar Ali's bodyguard and a driver were injured in the accident.[7]
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