Amir Siddique Explained

Religion:Islam
Amir Siddique
Office1:Caretaker Imam of Lal Masjid
Term Start1:May 2009
Term End1:October 2011
Predecessor1:Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Denomination:Sunni
Movement:Deobandi
Honorific Prefix:Mawlānā
Successor1:Mawlānā Abdul Aziz

Mawlānā Amir Siddique is a Pakistani Imam who served as caretaker imam at the Islamabad's Red Mosque from 2009 to 2011.[1]

In May 2009, Siddique was named on the List of people banned from entering the United Kingdom.[2] The reason for the ban is that he is "Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by fomenting terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs."

in 2011, He was expelled from his post by Mawlānā Abdul Aziz as a penalty for visiting Iran, with a ten-member delegation on the invitation of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he is said to have visited the mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini.[3]

Notes and References

  1. C. Christine Fair & Sumit Ganguly; p106; Treading on Hallowed Ground: Counterinsurgency Operations in Sacred Spaces; Oxford University Press US, 2008
  2. Home Office name hate promoters excluded from the UK . 2009-05-05 . UK Home Office . 2009-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090507181855/http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/press-releases/hate-promoters-banned-UK-named . 7 May 2009 . dead .
  3. Web site: asad.kharal . 2011-10-11 . Lal Masjid deputy cleric likely to face the chop . 2024-11-12 . The Express Tribune . en.