LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Secretary General Ameer-ul-Azeem passed away in Lahore after a prolonged illness. He had been battling cancer for some time.
Jamaat-e-Islami confirmed his death through an official statement on social media, expressing grief over the loss of one of its senior leaders.
Born in Lahore in 1958, Ameer-ul-Azeem earned an MBA degree from the University of the Punjab. He began his organisational journey during his student years through Islami Jamiat Talaba and later became one of the country’s prominent religious and political figures.
During his student life, he served as the elected president of the Punjab University Students Union. He also led a long march demanding the restoration of student unions during the military rule of General Zia-ul-Haq. While imprisoned during the movement, he was elected Nazim-e-Aala of Islami Jamiat Talaba Pakistan.
He also played an active role in the lawyers’ movement for the restoration of the judiciary. During the Chief Justice restoration long march, he was seriously injured after being hit by a tear gas shell, leaving a permanent mark on his forehead.
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In the 2002 by-election, Ameer-ul-Azeem contested a provincial assembly seat from Lahore on the platform of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA). Although his election campaign received wide attention, he was unsuccessful in the contest.
Throughout his political career, he held several important positions within Jamaat-e-Islami. He served as the party’s Lahore chief and later as the Ameer of Central Punjab. He also remained the party’s central secretary for information for many years.
In 2019, then Jamaat-e-Islami chief Siraj-ul-Haq appointed him as the party’s Secretary General. He was reappointed to the same position in 2024 by the current Ameer, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, following consultation with the party’s Central Shoora.
Apart from his political responsibilities, Ameer-ul-Azeem also served as the Chief Executive of Future Vision Communication. He was widely respected for his calm personality, organisational skills, and close relations across political, social, and media circles. He was also known for mentoring party workers through his speeches and training sessions.
