Khalid Mehmood Soomro

Khalid Mehmood Soomro (May 7, 1959-November 29, 2014) was a religious leader of Pakistan. [1]

Early life

He was born in Larkana .

Education

He studied at Chandka Medical College in 1976. He also did masters in Islamic culture from Sachal Sarmast Oriental College, Larkana, and completed his religious studies from the International Islamic University, Islamabad, with distinction. Dr. Soomro also got a degree from Al-Azhar University, Egypt, where he was a student of Prof Gad al-Haq, the then vice chancellor of the university.

Political activities

He organized the Jamiat Tulaba-i-Islam (JTI), student wing of the JUI-F, he joined the Chandka Medical College in 1976 and became joint secretary of the college’s students union.

Political career

He was the Senator of JUI-F from Sindh in Senate of Pakistan.[2]

Death

He was assassinated in Sukkur November 29, 2014.[3] His funeral prayer was attended by thousands people.[4][5]

Bibliography
  • K̲h̲ālid Maḥmūdu Joṇo, Shahīd-i Islām : ʻAllāmah Dạ̄kṭar K̲h̲ālid Maḥmūd Sūmro jī ḥālāta, k̲h̲ayālāta, afkār ain siyāsī, samājī k̲h̲idmatun tay tafṣīlī kitāb, Lārkāna : Maktabah-yi Abū K̲h̲ālid Shahīdu, 2018, 304 p. Essays on his life and political struggle.

See also

References
  1. M.B. Kalhoro (November 30, 2014). "Dr Khalid Mehmood Soomro — a profile". DAWN. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. "Dr. Khalid Mehmood Soomro". Senate of Pakistan. Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. Web Desk (November 29, 2014). "JUI-F Dr Khalid Mahmood Soomro gunned down in Sukkur". TheNewsTribe.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. "Thousands attend funeral prayer of Dr Soomro". Onepakistan.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. "JUI-F Sindh secretary general shot dead in Sukkur". DAWN. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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