Amin ul-Hasanat

Amin ul-Hasanat
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Born
Amin ul-Hasanat

1 February 1922
Manki Sharif, Nowshera, British India (now Pakistan)
Died5 January 1960
NationalityPakistani
ParentPir Abdul Rauf (father)
Known forCampaigning for NWFP to become part of Pakistan
Other namesPir of Manki Sharif, Fateh-e-Referendum
OccupationIslamic 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]

  1. ^ Chaudhary, K. M.; Irshad, N. (January–February 2005). "The Role of Ulema and Mashaikh in the Pakistan Movement" (PDF). Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences. 3 (1–2): 33–36. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.