Khalid Mehmood Soomro

Khalid Mehmood Soomro (7 May 1959 to 29 November 2014) was a Pakistani religious leader.[1]

Khalid Mehmood Soomro
Born7 May 1959
Died29 November 2014
Sukkur, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
EducationMBBS, postgraduate studies in Islamic culture, a degree from Al-Azhar University
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Religious leader, politician
OrganizationAl Mehmood Social Welfare Organization Pakistan

Early life

He studied at Chandka Medical College in 1976, and in 1984 he graduated with a degree of MBBS. He completed postgraduate studies in Islamic culture from Sachal Sarmast Oriental College Larkana, and completed his religious studies from the International Islamic University,[2] Islamabad International Islamic University Islamabad, with distinction. Soomro obtained a degree from Al-Azhar University, Egypt, where he was a student of Gad al-Haq, the university Vice-Chancellor.

Career

His father belonged to an Islamic and Political Party called Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Pakistan. in 1988, his political career started when he was chosen as Secretary General in Jamiat-ulmae-Islam [Sindh]. On several occasions, he was a candidate for the Provincial and National Assembly.

He served as Senator of JUI-F from Sindh in Senate of Pakistan.[3]

Soomro set up a welfare organization called Al Mehmood Social Welfare Organization Pakistan.

Death

He was assassinated in Sukkur on 29 November 2014, at age 55.[4] His funeral procession was attended by thousands of people.[5][6]

Bibliography
  • K̲h̲ālid Maḥmūdu Joṇo, Shahīd-i Islām: ʻAllāmah Dạ̄kṭar K̲h̲ālid Maḥmūd Sūmro jī ḥālāta, k̲h̲ayālāta, afkār ain siyāsī, samājī k̲h̲idmatun tay tafṣīlī kitāb, Lārkāna: Maktabah-yi Abū K̲h̲ālid Shahīdu, 2018, 304 p. Essays on his life and political struggle.

See also

References
  1. M.B. Kalhoro (30 November 2014). "Dr Khalid Mehmood Soomro — a profile". Dawn. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ":: International Islamic University, Islamabad :: IIUI". iiu.edu.pk. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. "Dr. Khalid Mehmood Soomro". Senate of Pakistan. Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. Web Desk (29 November 2014). "JUI-F Dr Khalid Mahmood Soomro was gunned down in Sukkur". TheNewsTribe.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. "Thousands attend funeral prayer of Dr Soomro". Onepakistan.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. "JUI-F Sindh secretary general shot dead in Sukkur". Dawn. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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