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Pir Hameeduddin Sialvi

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Pir Hameeduddin Sialvi
Senator
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
1988–1991
Personal details
Born1936
Sial Sharif, Pakistan
Died(2020-09-17)17 September 2020 (aged 84)
Political partyPakistan Muslim League
RelationsSahibzada Ghulam Nizam-ud-Din Sialvi (nephew)
Parent
Alma materDarul-Uloom-Zia-Shamsul-Islam

Pir Khwaja Hameeduddin Sialvi (1936 – 17 September 2020) was a Pakistani spiritual leader and politician who was the sajjadah nasheen of Sial Sharif shrine in Sargodha, Pakistan.[1] His family belongs to Barelvi movement.

He was a member of Senate of Pakistan on the ticket of PML (Q) from March 1988 to March 1991 and again from March 1991 to March 1994.[2][3][4]

History

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He was born in 1936 to a religious family of Sial Sharif and received his early education from Darul-Uloom-Zia-Shamsul-Islam. Later, he started preaching and teaching at Darul-Uloom-Deenia, which he continued for the next two decades.[2]

Death

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He died on 17 September 2020. Thousands of his followers attended the funeral prayers.

References

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  1. ^ Dawn.com (28 November 2017). "Sargodha-based spiritual leader to decide political future of 14 PML-N legislators".
  2. ^ a b "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk.
  3. ^ Correspondent, A (19 February 2018). "Pir Sialvi suffers brain haemorrhage". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Hazrat Khawaja Muhammad Hamid-ud-Din". www.senate.gov.pk. Senate of Pakistan.