Mawlānā Amir Siddique is a Pakistani Imam who served as caretaker imam at the Islamabad's Red Mosque from 2009 to 2011.[1]
Amir Siddique | |
|---|---|
| Caretaker Imam of Lal Masjid | |
| In office May 2009 – October 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rashid Ghazi |
| Succeeded by | Mawlānā Abdul Aziz |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Movement | Deobandi |
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."[1]
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]
References
edit- ^ a b C. Christine Fair & Sumit Ganguly; p106; Treading on Hallowed Ground: Counterinsurgency Operations in Sacred Spaces; Oxford University Press US, 2008 ISBN 0-19-534204-6
- ^ "Home Office name hate promoters excluded from the UK" (Press release). UK Home Office. 2009-05-05. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ asad.kharal (2011-10-11). "Lal Masjid deputy cleric likely to face the chop". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-11-12.