Mirwaiz Umar Farooq figures among world’s 500 most influential Muslims

Srinagar, Oct 7: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad 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.

Mirwaiz has been included in the “Muslim500” for the 11th time in a row by RISSC, Jordon. 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 Jama Masjid elicited an emotional response.

The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre(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.