Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq was the Mirwaiz

Mirwaiz

The Mirwaiz is the title given to the spiritual leaders of the 5.3 million Muslims of the Kashmir Valley. There are two main Mirwaiz lineages in the Valley. The better known lineage is based in Srinagar, with its seat at the historic Jama Masjid, Srinagar. The other lineage heads the Muslims of...

 of his time in Kashmir and chairman of the Awami Action Committee , a coalition of disparate political parties in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...

 that wish independence under Islamic Conditions for the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Farooq was assassinated in 1990 by unknown sponsored terrorists . After his assassination his son Mirwaiz Mohammad Umar Farooq took over his place.

See also

• Mirwaiz Omar Farooq
  Mirwaiz Omar Farooq
  Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Umar Farooq is a Kashmiri religious and political leader who is the chairman of the Awami Action Committee and the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, a grassroots coalition of pro-freedom parties in the Indian administered Jammu & Kashmir....
  
  
• Jamia Masjid, Srinagar
• All Parties Hurriyat Conference
  All Parties Hurriyat Conference
  The All Parties Hurriyat Conference is a political front formed as an alliance of 26 political, social and religious organizations in Kashmir. It was formed achieving the right of self-determination according to United Nations Security Council Resolution 47...
  
  
• Kashmir conflict
  Kashmir conflict
  The Kashmir conflict is a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir region, the northwesternmost region of South Asia....