Senior Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani has passed away

Senior Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani has died at the age of 91.

According to Kashmir Media Service, Syed Ali Gilani, a senior Hurriyat leader, was ill for a long time and passed away in Srinagar today.

The Occupied Kashmir Administration had kept Syed Ali Gilani under house arrest for many years. He was 91 years old.

According to Kashmir Media Service, Syed Ali Gilani was born on September 29, 1929.

Syed Ali Gilani played an important role in the struggle for independence of occupied Kashmir. He was also the head of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference.

Syed Ali Gilani was also a member of Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir. Later, Syed Ali Gilani formed his own party under the name of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat.