Sirajul Haq sworn in as new JI chief
In his speech, the new chief says he isn't the mos qualified leader but taking responsibility on request of party
Express News screengrab from Sirajul Haq's oath taking ceremony on April 9 in Mansoora.
MANSOORA:
The fifth Ameer of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Sirajul Haq was sworn in on Wednesday at the party headquarters in Mansoora.
In a self-deprecating and humble speech, Haq said that he was not in any way better than Syed Munawar Hasan, the man who he takes over from as the JI chief. “There are many individuals here who are more qualified than me for this position,” he said. “I was given this burden by the members of the Jamaat, which is why I have accepted this responsibility.”
A senior Minister of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) assembly, the 52-year-old Haq previously held the position of Deputy Chief of JI, and is the second party Ameer from K-P – the first being the late Qazi Hussain Ahmed, who took charge in 1987.
Sirajul Haq was elected on March 30 with 25,533 members of the party casting their vote in secret balloting, and was chosen over nominees that included the incumbent Munawar Hasan and Liaquat Baloch to lead the party for the next five years. With this change, Syed Munawar Hasan becomes the first JI Ameer who has been unable to secure a second term in office.
The fifth Ameer of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Sirajul Haq was sworn in on Wednesday at the party headquarters in Mansoora.
In a self-deprecating and humble speech, Haq said that he was not in any way better than Syed Munawar Hasan, the man who he takes over from as the JI chief. “There are many individuals here who are more qualified than me for this position,” he said. “I was given this burden by the members of the Jamaat, which is why I have accepted this responsibility.”
A senior Minister of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) assembly, the 52-year-old Haq previously held the position of Deputy Chief of JI, and is the second party Ameer from K-P – the first being the late Qazi Hussain Ahmed, who took charge in 1987.
Sirajul Haq was elected on March 30 with 25,533 members of the party casting their vote in secret balloting, and was chosen over nominees that included the incumbent Munawar Hasan and Liaquat Baloch to lead the party for the next five years. With this change, Syed Munawar Hasan becomes the first JI Ameer who has been unable to secure a second term in office.