Maulana Hamidul Haqqani, deputy chief of Darul Uloom Haqqania and son of the religious leader killed Maulana Samiul Haq, was killed in a suicide bombardment in the Akora Khattak region of the Nowshera district of the province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Friday.
Born May 26, 1968 in Akora Khattak, he received his religious education in Darul Uloom Haqqania.
From 2002 to 2007, Maulana Hamidul Haqqani was a member of the National Assembly under the MMA (Muttahida Majlis-Emal) ticket.
After the assassination of his father, Maulana Samiul Haq, in 2018, he became the chief of Jamiat Ulema-E-Islam-Sami (JUI-S) and the deputy chief of Darul Uloom Haqqania.
Maulana Hamidul haqqani the paternal uncle, Maulana anwar-ul-haq Haqqani, is the chief of Darul Uloom Haqqania.
His grandfather, Maulana Abdul Haqqani, was the founder of Jamaat-E-Lema Pakistan. He was also a member of the National Assembly and actively involved in practical policy.
His father, Maulana Samiul Haq, was a member of the Senate and played an important role in the formation of new religious alliances.
Maulana Hamidul Haqqani played a decisive role in the formation of the United Majlis-Emal, the alliance of religious parties.
In 2001, after the American invasion of Afghanistan, he founded the Afghan Defense Council, which then evolved in MMA, a political alliance of religious parties.
Maulana Hamidul Haqqani was elected MNA de Nowshera in 2002 and represented her constituency until 2007.