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Syed Munawar Hasan
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Name	Syed Munawar Hasan
Personal Details
Birth Place	Delhi, India
Death Place	Karachi
Religion	Islam

Syed Munawar Hasan was the fourth Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami in Pakistan. He was known as one of the staunch critics of U.S. policies in the region and a fierce opponent of Washington's military intervention in Afghanistan, who consistently condemned U.S. military drone attacks on Pakistani soil .

Biography

Syed Munawar Hasan was the fourth Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan. He was born in Delhi in August 1944. He lived in the city of Delhi before the partition of the Indian subcontinent. After the independence of India, his family chose Pakistan as their home and moved to Karachi. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Karachi in 1963.
He also received his master's degree in Islamic studies from the same university in 1966. Munawar Hasan became known for his eloquence and fluent expression during his student days. He also served as the editor-in-chief of a university magazine .

Islamic Activities

Joining the Jamaat-e-Islami Student Federation

Syed Munawar Hasan joined the National Student Federation (NSF), a left-wing student organization, during his student years and became its president in 1959. The real change in Munawar Hasan's life occurred when he took a closer look at the activities of the workers of the Islamic Society Taliban Pakistan and read the writings of Syed Abul Ala Maududi. Consequently, in 1960, he joined the Jamaat-e-Islami students and soon became the president of the Karachi University unit and a member of the Central Council.
In 1964, Munawar Hasan reached the central presidency (Nazim-e-Aala) of it and held this position for three consecutive terms. During his tenure, he launched numerous campaigns to increase public awareness regarding student issues, the educational system, and the challenges it faced.

Joining Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan

Syed Munawar Hasan joined the Islamic Research Academy Karachi as an assistant in 1963 and was promoted to Secretary General. Under his leadership, the academy published seventy scientific books. He also edited the monthly magazines The Criterion and The Universal Message. In 1967, he joined Jamaat-e-Islami and was appointed as Assistant Secretary General, Deputy Amir, and then Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi. He was also elected as a member of the Central Council and the Working Committee of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan.
In 1977, Munawar Hasan participated in elections from Karachi as a Jamaat-e-Islami candidate in various assemblies, such as the United Democratic Alliance and the Pakistan National Alliance, and was elected to the assembly with the highest votes in Pakistan. He was appointed as Central Assistant Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1992 and again as Central Secretary General in 1993.

Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan

From 2009 to 2014, Syed Munawar Hasan was elected as the fourth Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan. Before him, the founders of Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Abul Ala Maududi, Mian Tufail Mohammad, and Qazi Hussain Ahmad held the responsibility of the Amirate of Jamaat-e-Islami.

Political Stance

Opposition to the United States

Syed Munawar Hasan was known as one of the staunch critics of U.S. policies in the region and a fierce opponent of Washington's military intervention in Afghanistan, who consistently condemned U.S. military drone attacks on Pakistani soil.

Negotiation and Mediation with the Pakistani Taliban

Following the dispute between the government of the time and the group Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan,, Syed Munawar Hasan accepted the responsibility of mediating between the government and the Pakistani Taliban in 2014.

At that time, he announced that if both sides were serious about negotiation, he was ready to mediate in the talks between the government and the Taliban, and the Taliban had asked him for the second time to communicate with the Pakistani government on their behalf. However, the Taliban must specify their objectives from the negotiation so that mediation can be conducted between them and the government. Pakistani officials must reconsider their foreign policy to combat Terrorism. The U.S. wants to negotiate with the Taliban and at the same time, indirectly forces Pakistan to negotiate and compels this country to engage with militants. Our stance is that problems can be solved through negotiation.

Death

Syed Munawar Hasan passed away in June 2020 in the city of Karachi at the age of 78.