Sajid Mir (politician)

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Senator

| name = Sajid Mir
ساجد میر

| image = Sajid Mir (cropped).jpg

| alt =

| caption = Mir in 2020

| office = 2nd Emir of Jamiat Ahle Hadith

| term_start = 1987

| term_end = 2025

| preceded = Ihsan Ilahi Zahir

| succeeding =

| office1 = Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan

| term_start1 = 10 March 2009

| term_end1 = 3 May 2025 (his death)

| alongside1 =

| deputy1 = Muhammad Abu Ali Turab

| lieutenant1 =

| president1 = Mamnoon Hussain

| primeminister1 = Nawaz Sharif

| predecessor1 = Ali Safar

| successor1 =

| office2 = Member of the Senate of Pakistan

| term_start2 = 23 March 2003

| term_end2 = 30 March 2025

| constituency2 = Punjab
{{resize|General seat (2021–2025)
Technocrats (2009–2021)}}

| term_start3 = 21 March 1994

| term_end3 = 12 October 1999

| constituency3 = Punjab

| birthname = Sajid Mir

| nationality = {{flag|Pakistan|name=Pakistani}}

| party = JAH (1987–2025)

| spouse =

| otherparty = PMLN (2009–2018)

| occupation = Politician

| profession = Professor

| education = University of Punjab
{{resize|M.A (English literature, 1960)
M.A (Islamic Studies, 1969)}}

| children = 3

| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|10|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sialkot, Punjab Province, British India

| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|5|3|1938|10|2|df=y}}

| death_place = Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan

}}

Sajid Mir{{Efn|{{langx|ur|{{nastaliq|ساجد میر}}}}}} (2 October 1938 – 3 May 2025) was a Pakistani politician and Islamic scholar who served as the second emir of Jamiat Ahle Hadith from 1987 until his death in 2025.{{Cite web|date=2025-02-17 |title=Prof Sajid Mir elected as chief of Jamiat Ahle Hadees |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40348371/prof-sajid-mir-elected-as-chief-of-jamiat-ahle-hadees |access-date=2025-05-03 |newspaper=Business Recorder newspaper|language=en}} He was also a member of Senate of Pakistan and served as chairperson of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology.{{cite web| url=http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/details_standingcommitties.php?id=86|title=Sajid Mir was Chairperson − Senate Committee on Science and Technology|publisher=Senate of Pakistan website|access-date=3 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922202701/http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/details_standingcommitties.php?id=86|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 September 2013}}

Early life and education

Mir was born on 2 October 1938 into a religious Kashmiri family in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.{{Cite news|title=Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadees Senator Professor Sajid Mir dies at 86|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1307850-jamiat-ahl-e-hadees-senator-professor-sajid-mir-dies-at-86|access-date=3 May 2025|newspaper=The News International newspaper|archive-date=3 May 2025|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250503182208/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1307850-jamiat-ahl-e-hadees-senator-professor-sajid-mir-dies-at-86|language=en}} He is a relative of the prominent scholar Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti. Mir earned a Master's degree in English literature from the University of the Punjab in 1960, followed by a Master's degree in Islamic studies from the same university in 1969.{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=854|title=Profile of Sajid Mir|website=Senate of Pakistan website|archive-date=5 December 2024|url-status=dead|access-date=3 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205143043/https://www.senate.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=854}}{{Cite web |date=2025-05-03 |title=Veteran religious scholar and senator Prof Sajid Mir passes away |url=https://www.samaa.tv/2087332781-veteran-religious-scholar-and-senator-prof-sajid-mir-passes-away |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Samaa TV |language=en}}

Political career

=Pakistan Muslim League (N)=

In March 2009, Mir was elected to the Senate of Pakistan on a reserved seat for technocrats and ulema as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).{{cite web|url=http://www.geo.tv/3-12-2009/37121.htm| title=Sajid Mir's oath as Senator|publisher=Geo TV website|date=12 March 2009|access-date=3 May 2025|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110090000/http://www.geo.tv/3-12-2009/37121.htm|archive-date=10 November 2014}}{{cite web | url=http://www.aaj.tv/2009/03/50-senators-elect-to-take-oath-thursday/|title=50 Senators elect to take oath Thursday|publisher=AAJ TV|date=11 March 2009|access-date=3 May 2025|archive-date=22 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141122231711/http://www.aaj.tv/2009/03/50-senators-elect-to-take-oath-thursday/|url-status=dead}} He served as the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology and was also a member of senate committees of Rules of Procedures and Privileges, the Functional Committee on Government Assurances, and the committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.

=Jamiat Ahle Hadith=

In March 2018, Sajid Mir became the Emir of Jamiat Ahle Hadith.{{cite web| url=http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/senator-prof-sajid-mir-776|title=Profile of Senator Professor Sajid Mir| publisher=PakistanHerald.com website|access-date=3 May 2025|archive-date=7 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907014916/http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/senator-prof-sajid-mir-776|url-status=dead}} In September 2020, Mir attended the All Parties Conference (APC) and JAH formed Pakistan Democratic Movement along with ten other parties. Sajid Mir came for many PDM's public gatherings and powershows. In February 2021, Nawaz Sharif contacted Sajid Mir and gave him a ticket for the Senate Elections.{{Cite news|date=2021-02-12|title=Nawaz calls Sajid Mir for Senate polls|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1606809|access-date=2025-05-03|newspaper=Dawn newspaper|language=en}} However, Sajid won his seat.{{Cite news|last=Mahmood|first=Amjad|date=2021-02-26|title=All Senate candidates from Punjab elected unopposed|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1609472|access-date=2025-05-03|newspaper=Dawn newspaper|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227203240/https://www.dawn.com/news/1609472|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 February 2021}}

Death

Sajid Mir died on 3 May 2025 at the age of 86 due to a heart attack.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-03 |title=Pakistani Senator Prof. Sajid Mir passes away at 85 |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/03-May-2025/pakistani-senator-prof-sajid-mir-passes-away-at-85 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Daily Pakistan English News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Sheikh|first=Saleem|date=2025-05-03|title=مرحوم سینیٹر پروفیسر ساجد میر کون تھے؟ ایک جامع تعارف (obituary in Urdu language)|url=https://www.aaj.tv/news/30458739/|access-date=2025-05-03|website=Aaj TV|language=ur|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250503114815/https://www.aaj.tv/news/30458739/|archive-date=3 May 2025|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=مرکزی صدر جمیعت اہل حدیث سینیٹر پروفیسرساجد میر انتقال کر گئے|url=https://urdu.geo.tv/latest/402942-|access-date=2025-05-03|website=urdu.geo.tv|language=ur}}

Upon his death, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif remarked that Sajid Mir always raised his voice against extremism and sectarianism.