Jamaat Ulema-i-Pakistain-Noorani (JUP-N) leader Prof Shah Faridul Haq passed away on Monday after a long illness. He was 78.JUP is the Brelvi party. It was a part of the MMA, where it was shunted to one side by the larger egos around Noorani.
He leaves five daughters and three sons.
His funeral prayers will be held in Madni Masjid, Sardar Ali Sabri Road, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, at 2 pm on Tuesday.
Prof Haq was made president of JUP-N after the death of Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani in 2003 and also acted as vice-chairman of the World Islamic Mission.
Born in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, in 1933, Shah Faridul Haq did his graduation from Agra University in 1952 and Master's (Politics) and LLB from Aligarh University in 1954.
He migrated to Pakistain in 1955 and after practising law for some time taught political science at the Islamia College as lecturer and retired in 1968 as head of the department.
Prof Haq was also the founder principal of the Liaquat College.