Asad Madani

As’ad Madani
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 1974 – 2 April 1980
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
In office
5 July 1980 – 5 July 1986
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
In office
3 July 1988 – 2 July 1994
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
7th President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
In office
11 August 1973 – 6 February 2006
Preceded bySyed Fakhruddin Ahmad
Succeeded by
6th General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
In office
9 August 1963 – 10 August 1973
Preceded byMuhammad Miyan Deobandi
Succeeded bySyed Ahmad Hashmi
Personal details
Born(1928-04-27)27 April 1928
Moradabad, British India
Died6 February 2006(2006-02-06) (aged 77)
Apollo Hospital, Delhi, India
Resting placeMazar-e-Qasmi, Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India
Citizenship British Indian (1928-1947)
 Indian (1947-2006)
Political partyIndian National Congress
ChildrenMahmood Madani
Parent
RelativesArshad Madani (brother)
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
ProfessionPolitician, islamic scholar
AwardsFriends of Liberation War Honour
Personal
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Senior posting
Influenced

As’ad Madani (27 April 1928 – 6 February 2006) was an Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar and a politician, who served as the sixth general secretary and the seventh President of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind. He was a member of the executive body of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Parliament of India representing Uttar Pradesh for three terms as a member of the Indian National Congress.