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]