1. Sami-ul-Haq was known as the Father of Taliban for the role his seminary Darul Uloom Haqqania played in the graduation of most Taliban leaders and commanders, having close ties to Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
10 Facts About Sami-ul-Haq
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Sami-ul-Haq's father was Abdul Haq Akorwi, who was educated at Darul Uloom Deoband in India.
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Sami-ul-Haq began his education in 1366 AH at Darul Uloom Haqqania, which was founded by his father.
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Sami-ul-Haq was well versed in Arabic but used Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, and the regional language of Pashto.
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Sami-ul-Haq had four brothers, including Anwarul Haq Haqqani, responsible of the seminary's administration, and Mehmood Ul Haq Haqqani, who was professor of chemistry at the Peshawar University and who served as Pakistan's deputy ambassador to Saudi Arabia, while he himself married twice and had nine children.
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Sami-ul-Haq was regarded as the "Father of the Taliban" and had close ties to Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar.
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Sami-ul-Haq had served as a member of the Senate of Pakistan.
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Sami-ul-Haq formed Muttahida Deeni Mahaz, an alliance of relatively small religio-political parties, to participate in the 2013 general election.
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On 2 November 2018, Sami-ul-Haq was stabbed multiple times at around 7:00 pm PST at his residence in Bahria Town, Rawalpindi.
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Sami-ul-Haq was taken to the nearby Safari Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.