Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah

Muhammad Yusuf Shah
President of Azad Kashmir
In office
30 May 1956 – 8 September 1956
Preceded bySher Ahmed Khan
Succeeded byAbdul Qayyum Khan
In office
2 December 1951 – 18 May 1952
Preceded byAli Ahmed Shah
Succeeded byRaja Haydar Khan (acting)
Mirwaiz of Kashmir
In office
1931–1968
Preceded byMirwaiz Atiq Ullah
Succeeded byMirwaiz Maulvi Farooq
Personal details
Born(1894-02-19)19 February 1894
Rajauri Kadal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Died12 December 1968(1968-12-12) (aged 74)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityKashmiri
Political partyAll Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
RelationsMirwaiz Maulvi Farooq (nephew)
Mirwaiz Atiq Ullah (uncle)
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband

Mirwaiz Muhammad Yusuf Shah (19 February 1894 – 12 December 1968) was a religious leader and politician in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir during the British Raj. He served as the Imam (head priest) of the Jama Masjid in Srinagar, a position that is also known as the "Mirwaiz of Kashmir" (head of Islam in Kashmir).[1] He relegated the majority of his political career to opposing the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference of Sheikh Abdullah, including siding with Pakistan during the First Kashmir War. He moved to Azad Kashmir and eventually served as the president of Azad Kashmir.

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