Draft:Fazal-ur-Rehman
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| Name | Fazal-ur-Rehman |
| Other Names | Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman |
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| Brith Date | 19 June 1959 |
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| Religion | Islam |
Fazal-ur-Rehman (English: Fazal-ur-Rehman) is a Pakistani politician and the current head of the Islamic Clergy Assembly. Rehman was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1988 and May 2018 and previously served as the Leader of the Opposition from 2004 to 2007. Rehman is considered a politician supportive of the Taliban and is known for his close relations with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. He has attempted to portray himself as someone unconnected to extremists and religious radicals, and to reform his image as a moderate individual. In the past, he demanded the imposition of Sharia in Pakistan, but later formed alliances with secular political parties.
Biography
Rehman was born on 19 June 1959[1] (1 September according to another report) in Dera Ismail Khan into a political and religious family. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Islamic Studies in 1983 and received his master's degree from Al-Azhar University in the Egypt. His father, Mufti Mahmud, was an Islamic scholar and politician who served as the Chief Minister of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province from 1972 to 1973.
Opposition to Tehreek-e-Insaf
On many occasions, Rehman has severely criticized Imran Khan and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf political party. In 2013, Rehman announced that voting for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was forbidden, and emphasized that Imran Khan was supported by the West and Jewish lobbies, explicitly introducing him as an agent of Americans, Jews, Ahmadis, and a person of weak character[2].
Azadi March
In March 2019, Rehman led a march towards Islamabad and declared his intention to sit-in until the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Imran Khan, resigned from his position. Thousands of members of his party held protests against Imran Khan. The protesters began their protest on 27 October from Sukkur and will pass through Sindh and Punjab. Other political parties also joined these protests, which reached Islamabad on 31 October 2019. Rehman led the march and delivered speeches for them at various stages.
Occupation of Afghanistan
Concurrently with the visit of Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan, to Pakistan, Fazal-ur-Rehman deemed war permissible in this country and opposed the presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan, believing that peace in Afghanistan will not be secured until foreign forces leave Afghanistan[3].