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Srinagar, October 31 : Chief cleric of Kashmir Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been listed as one of the most influential Muslims in the world for his accomplishments in Islamic studies .
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq , who also heads All Parties Hurriyat Conference that pitches for dialogue between India and Pakistan and the representatives of Kashmir as a possible solution to the issue,has been listed among 500 most influential Muslims globally by Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center based in Amaan , Jordan in collaboration with Georgetown university, in its annual publication
Mirwaiz is listed among global personalities such as the King Salman of Saudi Arabia, Ayatollah Khamenei of Iran, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and King Abdullah of Jordan.
On Mirwaiz, RISSC Jordan said, “He has been advocating dialogue with both India and Pakistan so that the aspirations of the Kashmiri people may be realised.” Specifically mentioning Mirwaiz’s arrest, it stated that he has been under house arrest since August 2019.
The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre is an independent research entity affiliated with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic thought, an international Islamic non-governmental, institute headquartered in Amman, the capital of Jordan.
