Amin ul-Hasanat | |
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Born | Amin ul-Hasanat 1 February 1922 Manki Sharif, Nowshera, British India (now Pakistan) |
Died | 5 January 1960 |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Parent | Pir Abdul Rauf (father) |
Known for | Campaigning for NWFP to become part of Pakistan |
Other names | Pir of Manki Sharif, Fateh-e-Referendum |
Occupation | Islamic religious leader, politician |
Amin ul-Hasanat (1 February 1922 – 5 January 1960), better known as the Pir of Manki Sharif qv, was the son of Pir Abdul Rauf and an Islamic religious leader in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of British India (now Pakistan). After joining the All-India Muslim League in 1945, he was noted for his campaign in the provincial referendum held in early part of 1947, that saw the NWFP become part of Pakistan rather than India. He was popularly known as ''Fateh-e-Referendum''.[1]