Senior Hurriyat Leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani passes away in Srinagar

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Srinagar 01-Sep-2021

The Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has passed away late on Wednesday eveningSources told that the senior Hurriyat leader passed away at his residence in the Hyderpora area of Srinagar.The family members of Geelani as per news reports too have confirmed the demise of the Hurriyat leader. “He had chest congestion and breathing problems. He passed away this evening reports said.Pertinently it is mention here that Syed Ali Shah Geelani, was born on 29 September 1929, was a Kashmiri separatist leader in Jammu and Kashmir.He was previously a member of Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir but later on founded Tehreek-e-Hurriyat. He has served as the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), a conglomerate of pro-separatist parties in Jammu and Kashmir.He was an MLA from Sopore constituency of Jammu and Kashmir in 1972, 1977 and in 1987. He stepped down as the Hurriyat Conference Chief in June 2020