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Sajid Mir (politician)

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Senator
Sajid Mir
ساجد میر
Mir in 2020
2nd Emir of Jamiat Ahle Hadith
In office
1987–2025
Preceded byIhsan Ilahi Zahir
Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan
In office
10 March 2009 – 3 May 2025 (his death)
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
DeputyMuhammad Abu Ali Turab
Preceded byAli Safar
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
23 March 2003 – 30 March 2025
ConstituencyPunjab
General seat (2021–2025)
Technocrats (2003–2021)
In office
21 March 1994 – 12 October 1999
ConstituencyPunjab
Personal details
Born
Sajid Mir

(1938-10-02)2 October 1938
Sialkot, Punjab Province, British India
Died3 May 2025(2025-05-03) (aged 86)
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyJAH (1987–2025)
Other political
affiliations		PMLN (2009–2018)
Children3
EducationUniversity of Punjab
M.A (English literature, 1960)
M.A (Islamic Studies, 1969)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionProfessor

Sajid Mir[a] (2 October 1938 – 3 May 2025) was a Pakistani politician and Islamic scholar who served as the second emir of Jamiat Ahle Hadith from 1987 until his death in 2025.[1] He was also a member of the Senate of Pakistan and served as chairperson of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Mir was born on 2 October 1938 into a religious Kashmiri family in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.[2] He is a relative of the prominent scholar Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti. Mir earned a Master's degree in English literature from the University of the Punjab in 1960, followed by a Master's degree in Islamic studies from the same university in 1969.[4][5]

Political career

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Pakistan Muslim League (N)

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Mir served in the Senate of Pakistan from 1994 to 2000 and from 2003 to 2025 as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[2] In March 2009, Mir was elected to the Senate on a reserved seat for technocrats and ulema.[6][7] He served as the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology and was also a member of the senate committees of Rules of Procedures and Privileges, the Functional Committee on Government Assurances, and the committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.[4] Mir also headed the committee that drafted a code of conduct that promoted inter-sectarian harmony in Pakistan. He made noteworthy diplomatic efforts that strengthened the bilateral ties between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.[8]

Jamiat Ahle Hadith

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In March 2018, Sajid Mir became the Emir of Jamiat Ahle Hadith (JAH).[9] In September 2020, Mir attended the All Parties Conference (APC) and JAH formed the Pakistan Democratic Movement along with ten other parties. Sajid Mir came for many of PDM's public gatherings and powershows. In February 2021, Nawaz Sharif contacted Sajid Mir and gave him a spot on the PML-N ticket for the Senate elections.[10] Sajid won his seat in an unopposed election.[11]

Death

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Sajid Mir died on 3 May 2025 at the age of 86 due to a heart attack.[2][8][12][13]

Upon his death, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif remarked that Sajid Mir always raised his voice against extremism and sectarianism.[2]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Urdu: ساجد میر

References

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  1. ^ "Prof Sajid Mir elected as chief of Jamiat Ahle Hadees". Business Recorder newspaper. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadees Senator Professor Sajid Mir dies at 86". The News International newspaper. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Sajid Mir was Chairperson − Senate Committee on Science and Technology". Senate of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Profile of Sajid Mir". Senate of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Veteran religious scholar and senator Prof Sajid Mir passes away". Samaa TV. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Sajid Mir's oath as Senator". Geo TV website. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  7. ^ "50 Senators elect to take oath Thursday". AAJ TV. 11 March 2009. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Pakistani Senator Prof. Sajid Mir passes away at 85". Daily Pakistan English News. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Profile of Senator Professor Sajid Mir". PakistanHerald.com website. Archived from the original on 7 September 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Nawaz calls Sajid Mir for Senate polls". Dawn newspaper. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  11. ^ Mahmood, Amjad (26 February 2021). "All Senate candidates from Punjab elected unopposed". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  12. ^ Sheikh, Saleem (3 May 2025). "مرحوم سینیٹر پروفیسر ساجد میر کون تھے؟ ایک جامع تعارف (obituary in Urdu language)". Aaj TV (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  13. ^ "مرکزی صدر جمیعت اہل حدیث سینیٹر پروفیسرساجد میر انتقال کر گئے". urdu.geo.tv (in Urdu). Retrieved 3 May 2025.
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