Asad Madni
As’ad Madani (27 April 1928 – 6 February 2006) (Urdu: مولانا اسد مدنی) was an Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar and a politician. He was the President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind religious party and a member of the executive body of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Parliament of India representing Uttar Pradesh for three terms as a member of the Indian National Congress[1][2]
As’ad Madani | |
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MP, Rajya Sabha For Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 3 April 1974 – 2 April 1980 | |
In office 5 July 1980 – 5 July 1986 | |
In office 3 July 1988 – 2 July 1994 | |
President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind | |
In office 11 August 1973 – 6 February 2006 | |
Preceded by | Syed Fakhruddin Ahmad |
Succeeded by | Arshad Madani, Mahmood Madani |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 April 1928 AD Deoband, British India |
Died | 6 February 2006 77) Apollo Hospital, Delhi, India | (aged
Resting place | Mazar-e-Qasmi , Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse(s) | Barirah Bano |
Children | Mahmood Madani |
Father | Husain Ahmad Madani |
Relatives | Maulana Arshad Madani (brother) |
Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
Profession | Politician, islamic scholar |
Early life and education
Asad Madni was born in 1928 to Hussain Ahmad Madni. He graduated from Darul Uloom Deoband.[1]
Career
In 1960, he was appointed as the president of the Uttar Pradesh circle of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind and on 9 August 1963, he was appointed as the general secretary of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He became the president of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind on 11 August 1973. [3] He was president of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind for 32 years.[4] He was a member of the upper house of the Indian parliament from 1968 to 1974, 1980 to 1986 and 1988 to 1994.[1]
Death and legacy
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On 6 February 2006, Madani died in Delhi, India.[2] He is survived by his son Mahmood Madani who is General secretary of one faction of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind.[5]
An international seminar was organized in his memory in New Delhi on 23 and 24 April 2007. Madani's parliamentary speeches were released by the former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh in the same seminar.[6]
References
- "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha (Indian parliament) website. Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- Qasmi, Obaidullah (2 October 2006). "Profile of Maulana Sayed Asad Madani: 1928-2006". Deoband.org website. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- Nur Alam Khalil Amini. Pase Marge Zindah (in Urdu). Deoband: Idara Ilm-o-Adab. p. 764.
- "Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind & Anr. vs Maulana Mahmood Asad Madni & Anr. on 25 August, 2008". IndianKanoon. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- M. Hasan (3 April 2006). "Jamiat party heads for a split". Hindustan Times (newspaper). Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "PM releases book on parliamentary speeches of Maulana Syed Asad Madani". ArchivePmo.nic.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.