Ashiq Hussain Faktoo
| Ashiq Hussain | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 March 1967 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Separatist Leader, Co-founder of Hizbul Mujahideen, in Jail since 1993. |
| Title | PhD |
| Spouse(s) | Asiya Andrabi |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Hizbul Mujahideen |
| Rank | Co-founder of Hizbul Mujahideen |
Ashiq Hussain Faktoo (also known as Mohammad Qasim) is a Kashmiri separatist leader who wants separation of Indian administered state Jammu and Kashmir from India and its unification with Pakistan. He was top-ranking commander of Hizbul Mujahideen which is designated as terrorist organisation by India, the European Union and the United States. As of October 2016 he is in jail since 1993 over the murder charge of human rights activist H.N Wanchoo. He was released in 1999 for a short span of time. His wife Asiya Andrabi is also a separatist leader and chairperson of Islamist organisation Dukhtaran-e-Millat.
Faktoo graduated in Commerce from Islamia College Srinagar. He went on to obtain various academic degrees like MA, MPhil in Islamic Studies and Maulvi Fazil from Kashmir University. He has been also awarded PhD in 2006 in Islamic studies.
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