Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani, the Deputy Head of Darul Uloom Haqqania and son of slain religious leader Maulana Samiul Haq , was killed in a suicide bombing in Akora Khattak area of Nowshera district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, on Friday.
Born on May 26, 1968, in Akora Khattak, he received his religious education at Darul Uloom Haqqania.
From 2002 to 2007, Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani served as a member of the National Assembly under the MMA (Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal) ticket.
After the assassination of his father, Maulana Samiul Haq, in 2018, he became the head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sami (JUI-S) and the Deputy Head of Darul Uloom Haqqania.
Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani’s paternal uncle, Maulana Anwar-ul-Haq Haqqani, is the Head of Darul Uloom Haqqania.
His grandfather, Maulana Abdul Haq Haqqani, was the founder of Jamaat-e-Ulema Pakistan. He was also a member of the National Assembly and actively involved in practical politics.
His father, Maulana Samiul Haq, was a member of the Senate and played a significant role in forming new religious alliances.
Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani was instrumental in the formation of the United Majlis-e-Amal, the alliance of religious parties.
In 2001, after the US invasion of Afghanistan, he founded the Defence Afghanistan Council, which later evolved into the MMA, a political alliance of religious parties.
Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani was elected as an MNA from Nowshera in 2002 and represented his constituency until 2007.
