Qazi Hussain Ahmad
Qazi Hussain Ahmad | |
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قاضی حسین احمد | |
| 3rd Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami | |
| In office 7 October 1987 – 29 March 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mian Tufail Mohammad |
| Succeeded by | Munawwar Hassan |
| President of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | |
| In office 10 October 2002 – 18 February 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Shah Ahmad Noorani |
| Succeeded by | Alliance collapse |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 18 November 2002 – 23 July 2007 | |
| Constituency | NA-5 (Nowshera-I) |
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| In office 1986–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1938 Nowshera, NWFP, British India |
| Died | 5 January 2013 (aged 74) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Ziarat Kaka Saheb, Nowshera |
| Nationality | British India (1938–1947) Pakistan (1947–2013) |
| Political party | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Nowshera |
| Alma mater | University of Peshawar (BSc, MSc) |
| Occupation | Foreign policy commentator, religious leader |
| Profession | Professor Religious leader |
Qazi Hussain Ahmad (Urdu: قاضی حسین احمد; born 12 January 1938 – 5 January 2013) was an Islamic scholar, democracy activist, and former Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami, the socially conservative Islamist political party in Pakistan.
He opposed the United States' participation in the war against the Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan.