Masood ur Rehman Usmani
Masood-ur-Rehman Usmani was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and political leader who served as the Central Secretary of Sunni Ulema Council.
He was a member of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaat and the Council of Islamic Ideology, a constituent body of Government of Pakistan.
He was assassinated on 5 January 2024 by an unknown person in Islamabad.
Early life
Usmani was born in 1968 in the Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.He received his religious education at various madrasas, including Jamia Darul Uloom in Karachi and Jamia Ashrafia in Lahore and earned the distinguished title of "Maulana" by completing his Dars-e-Nizami scholarly program.
Usmani was arrested in April 2018 by unknown persons from Sharifabad area under Koral police station. After his disappearance, his supporters blocked the Islamabad Expressway. However, the circumstances surrounding his arrest are still unclear.
Assassination and Funeral
Usmani was assassinated on 5 January 2024 by bike-borne shooters in Ghori Town, a suburb in Islamabad. He was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead.Thousands of mourners attended his funeral, held a day after unidentified gunmen shot and killed him and wounded his driver, according to a statement issued by the Islamabad police.