Ahmed Gailani
Pir Sayyid Ahmed Gailani (Persian: پیر سید احمد گیلانی 1932– 21 January 2017), was the leader (Pir) of the Qadiriyyah Sufi order in Afghanistan, and the founder of the National Islamic Front of Afghanistan (Mahaz-i-Milli Islami ye Afghanistan), a party that was associated with the Mujahideen who led the war against the Soviet Union in the 1980s.
Pir Sayyid Ahmed Gailani | |
|---|---|
پیر سید احمد گیلانی | |
Gailani in September 2014 | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1932 Surkh-Rōd District, Nangarhar Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Died | 21 January 2017 (aged 84–85) Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Home town | Surkh-Rōd |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent | Sayyid Hasan Gailani (father) |
| Lineage | Abdul-Qadir Gilani |
| Alma mater | Kabul University |
| Order | Qadiriyya Sufi |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.