Ehsan Elahi Zaheer | |
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1st Ameer of Jamiat Ahle Hadith | |
In office March 1986 – 30 March 1987 | |
Preceded by | post established |
Succeeded by | Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer (as Ameer of JAHP) Sajid Mir (as Ameer of MJAH) |
Personal details | |
Born | 31 May 1945 Sialkot, Punjab, British India |
Died | 30 March 1987 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | (aged 41)
Political party | Jamiat Ahle Hadith |
Children | Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer Hisham Elahi Zaheer Motasim Elahi Zaheer |
Parent | Haji Zahoor Elahi (father) |
Education | University of Madinah |
Ehsan Elahi Zaheer (Urdu: احسان الہی ظہیر) (31 May 1945 – 30 March 1987) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar. He was the founder of Jamiat Ahle Hadith. He died from an assassin's bomb blast in 1987. He was taken to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in injured condition. He died there and was buried in Jannat al-Baqi.