Mian Tufail Mohammad

Mian Tufail Mohammad
میاں طفیل محمد
Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami
In office March 1944 – December 1965[1]
Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami in West Pakistan
In office January 1966 – October 1972
Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami
In office October 1972 – 7 October 1987[1]
Preceded by	Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi
Succeeded by	Qazi Hussain Ahmad
Personal details
Born	April 1914 Kapurthala, Punjab, British India
Died	June 25, 2009(2009-06-25) (aged 95)[2] Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality	British Indian (1914–1947)  Pakistani (1947–2009)
Political party	Jamaat-e-Islami
Alma mater	Government College University Lahore(BA (Hons) degree in Physics and Mathematics in 1935)[1] Punjab University Law College (LL.B. degree in 1937)[1]
Profession	Lawyer, religious leader

Mian Tufail Mohammad (Urdu: میاں طفيل محمد) (April 1914 – 25 June 2009) was a Pakistani religious leader, lawyer, Islamic theologian, and former Secretary General and Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan party.^[2][1]

He was born in Kapurthala in Arain family, Punjab, British India. He received his education and college degrees in Lahore. Then he became an active member of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. Like Maulana Naeem Siddiqui, he also worked closely with Abul Aala Maududi.^[1]

In 1965, the joint opposition against Ayub Khan was organised, he was one of its central leaders. Along with other leaders of the Combined Opposition Parties coalition, Mian Tufail toured both East Pakistan and West Pakistan to create mass awareness and organise a strong national democratic movement.^[3][1]

Mian Tufail Mohammad co-authored with Abul A'la Maududi and Amin Ahsan Islahi the following books:

• Kashful Mahjub: An Urdu commentary^[1]
• Daw'at-e-Islami and Its Demands (Urdu)^[1]

Several biographies have been written on his life and work. The most prominent ones are the following:

• Mushahidaat (Urdu)
• " Tufail Nama" (Urdu)
• " Tufail Qabila" (Urdu)
• " Raah-e-Nijat" (Urdu)

On 7 June 2009, he had a brain haemorrhage. He was hospitalised at Shaikh Zayed Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. After staying in a coma for over 2 weeks, he died on 25 June 2009 at the age of 95. Among his survivors were eight daughters and four sons.^[1][2]

As one of the 75 founding members of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, he will always be remembered in party history.^[1] His political legacy also descends down his family line. His son-in-law Ejaz Chaudhary is the Punjab president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.^[4]

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