Nisha Rathode (Editor)

Ashiq Hussain Faktoo

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Nationality
  
Indian

Ethnicity
  
Kashmiri


Name
  
Ashiq Faktoo

Spouse
  
Asiya Andrabi (m. 1990)

Born
  
23 March 1967 (age 57) (
1967-03-23
)
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir,India

Occupation
  
Separatist Leader, Co-founder of Hizbul Mujahideen, in Jail since 23 Years.

After masrat alam j k cm trying to release of ashiq hussain faktoo india tv


Ashiq Hussain Faktoo (also known as Mohammad Qasim) is a Kashmiri separatist leader who wants separation of Jammu and Kashmir from India and its unification with Pakistan. He was top-ranking commander of Hizbul Mujahideen which is designated as terrorist organisation by India, the European Union and the United States. As of October 2016 he is in jail since 1993 over the murder charge of human rights activist H.N Wanchoo. He was released in 1999 for a short span of time. His wife Asiya Andrabi is also a separatist leader and chairperson of Islamist organisation Dukhtaran-e-Millat.

Contents

After masrat mufti govt might release ashiq hussain faktoo from jail


Education

Faktoo graduated in Commerce from Islamia College Srinagar. He went on to obtain various academic degrees like MA, MPhil in Islamic Studies and Maulvi Fazil from Kashmir University. He has been also awarded PhD in 2006 in Islamic studies.

References

Ashiq Hussain Faktoo Wikipedia