Mirwaiz among 500 most influential Muslims globally
Srinagar: All Parties Hurriyat Conference senior leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has once again been chosen to the list of 500 most influential Muslim personalities across the globe by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, Jordan, for the year 2025.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been included in the “Muslim500” for the 11th time in a row by RISSC, 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 four-year-long house arrest, it stated that his release in September and his attendance at Jamia Masjid elicited an emotional response.
The RISSC 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.
