Masroor Abbas Ansari مسرور عباس انصاری | |
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| Chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Abbas Ansari |
| Title | Maulana Allama Hujjat-ul-Islam Wal Muslimeen |
| Personal | |
| Born | Masroor Abbas Ansari 12 March 1975 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Kashmiri |
| Children | 2 sons |
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| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Kashmir |
| Denomination | Usuli Twelver Shia |
| School | Twelver |
| Sect | Pan Islamic Unity in Jammu and Kashmir |
| Jurisprudence | Ja`fari |
| Creed | Usuli Twelver Shi`a Islam |
| Political party | Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic philosophy, Quranic exegesis, Mantiq, logic, Tawhid, Kashf al-Asrar, Tahrir al-Wasilah, Islamic Government, Uṣūl al-Fiqh, Nahj al-Balagha |
| Alma mater | Oriental College Srinagar Kashmir University Houza Ilmia Qom, Qom, Iran. |
| Known for | leader of Ittehadul muslimeen |
| Other names | Arabic/Persian/Urdu: مسرور عباس انصاری |
| Profession | Khateeb and Imam of Friday Prayer of Majid Sajjadia chattabal, Srinagar |
| Occupation | Religious Shia Scholar and Moderate Separatist Leader |
| Relatives | Mohammad Abbas Ansari (Father) Mustafa Hussain Ansari (Uncle) Sajjad Haider Ansari (Cousin) |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Period in office | 2015 – present |
| Profession | Khateeb and Imam of Friday Prayer of Majid Sajjadia chattabal, Srinagar |
| Post | Cleric Jurist Shia Muslim Leader |
| Website | https://ittihadul.tripod.com/ |
Maulana Masroor Abbas Ansari (Urdu: مولانا مسرور عباس انصاری) is a Kashmiri religious and political leader, scholar, cleric, preacher, activist and theologian in Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2] He is the Chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM), a Kashmiri nationalist Shia separatist political party that aims for Shi'a–Sunni unity in Kashmir and is also a religious organization that conducts the Grand Ashura Procession in Kashmir.[3][4] He is the President of Al-Abbas Relief Trust, Karan Nagar, Srinagar, and a Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), an alliance of 26 political, social, and religious organizations formed on 9 March 1993 as a united political front to unite Jammu and Kashmir. He is also a senior leader of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF).[5][6][7] He succeeded his father Mohammad Abbas Ansari after his death.[8][9][10][11] Ansari is a religious leader of Kashmiri Shia Muslims, chairman of the Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen, and Senior Leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference.(JKLF).[12][13][14]