Former JI ameer Syed Munawar Hasan passes away in Karachi

KARACHI: Former ameer of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Syed Munawar hasan breathed his last on Friday at a Karachi hospital, according to a party spokesperson.

He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for the past few weeks and was recently put on the ventilator after his health condition worsened. He died at the age of 78.

‘اِنَّا لِلّٰہِ وَاِنَّآ اِلَیْہِ رَاجِعُوْنَ

سابق امیر جماعت اسلامی پاکستان
سید منور حسن انتقال کر گئے ہیں
وہ کچھ دنوں سے زیادہ علیل تھے اور کراچی کے مقامی ہسپتال میں زیر علاج تھے ،
نماز جنازہ کا اعلان کچھ دیر بعد میں کیا جائے گا . pic.twitter.com/A5lR0PmjT6

— Jamaat-e-Islami (@JIPOfficial) June 26, 2020

President Dr. Arif Alvi expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of Hasan and prayed for the departed soul and commiserated with the bereaved family.

PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif, extending his condolences to the bereaved family, said in a tweet: “Grieved to learn about the passing away of former Amir of Jamat-i-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan. His services to Pakistan and commitment to Islam were unwavering. May Allah rest his soul in peace!”

Grieved to learn about the passing away of former Amir of Jamat-i-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan. His services to Pakistan and commitment to Islam were unwavering. May Allah rest his soul in peace! My deepest condolences to the bereaved family & the JI workers.

— Shehbaz Sharif (Stay at home to stay safe) (@CMShehbaz) June 26, 2020

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah offered condolences to the deceased’s family and prayed for the departed soul.

کراچی/ اظہار افسوس/26 جون 2020ء

* وزیراعلیٰ سندھ سید مراد علی شاہ کا جماعت اسلامی کے سابق امیر منور حسن کے انتقال پر گہرے دکھ کا اظہار

* وزیراعلیٰ سندھ نے مرحوم منور حسن کی مغفرت کیلئے دعا کی

* وزیراعلیٰ سندھ کی مرحوم کے خاندان، جماعت کے عہدیداروں اور کارکنوں سے تعزیت

— CMHouseSindh (@SindhCMHouse) June 26, 2020

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz, former president Asif Ali Zardari, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, and PML-Q leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain as well as Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi expressed sadness over the demise of the JI leader and offered condolences.

سابق امیر جماعت اسلامی سید منور حسن کی رحلت پر بے حد افسوس ہے۔وہ جمہوریت کے داعی اور انتہائی نفیس انسان تھے۔دنیا بھر کے مسلمانوں کے حقوق کیلئے وہ توانا آواز بنے۔اللہ تعالی ان کو جوار رحمت میں جگہ عطا فرمائے اور لواحقین کو صبر جمیل دے۔آمین

— Senator Shibli Faraz (@shiblifaraz) June 26, 2020

آج اللہ کے ولی، داعی الی اللہ، مجاہد فی سبیل اللہ ہمارے مربی اور رہنما سید منورحسن اپنے رب کے پاس حاضر ہو گئے۔ دو دن پہلے ان کی خدمت میں حاضر ہوا تو ان کے چہرے پر نور اور سکون تھا۔ نفس مطمئنہ کی کیفیت نظر آ رہی تھی۔ محسوس ہوا جیسے جنت ان کے انتظار میں ہے

— Siraj ul Haq (@SirajOfficial) June 26, 2020

منور حسن صاحب انتہائی نفیس اور ادبی انسان تھے۔ ابھی اُن کے صاحبزادے طلحہ کو تعزیتی فون کیا۔ اُن کے جانے سے جو خلا پیدا ہوا وہ مدتوں پُر نہیں ہوسکے گا۔ اللّٰہ تعالٰی اُن کے اہلِ خانہ اور احباب کو صبرِ جمیل عطا فرمائے۔ #SyedMunawarHassan pic.twitter.com/WThyo1TiRF

— Babar Awan (@BabarAwanPK) June 26, 2020

In his condolence message, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said people like Syed Munawar Hasan having a squeaky clean image are the beauty of society. He added the JI leader fostered politics of principles in the country.

Munawar Hasan was born in New Dehli on August 5, 1941. After the partition of India, he migrated with his family and settled in Karachi. He obtained a Master’s degree in sociology in 1963, and in Islamic Studies in 1966 from the University of Karachi.

He joined the National Students Federation, a student group, and was elected its president in 1959.

He became part of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba in 1960 and was elected president of its University of Karachi unit, Karachi City Unit, and a member of its Central Executive Council. He became its national president in 1964 and served in that capacity for three consecutive terms.

Munawar Hasan became a member of Jama’at-e-Islami Pakistan in 1967. He was elected Emir or head of the party in 2009.