MIRWAIZ’S 38TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED ON SOCIAL NETWORKS

Srinagar Mar 23 (Only Kashmir): As the Mirwaiz (preacher) of Kashmir All Party Hurriyat Conference chairmain Mirwaiz Umar Farooq turned 38 today, lakhs of his followers across the Kashmir and outside the Kashmir celebrated his birthday, with wishes on popular social networking site Facebook, Twitter etc.
As the Mirwaiz (Mir-Head; Waiz-Priest) of Kashmir and chairman of the Hurriyat Conference has both an important religious and political role in the politics of the Valley.
He inherited as the 14th Mirwaiz (Kashmiri term for traditional preacher of Muslims in Kashmir) in 1990. Before joining the pro-freedom Kashmir politics, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was an alumnus of the prestigious Burn Hall School in Srinagar, he had interests in computers and he wanted to become a software engineer. But fate had something else in store for this man, who
became the founder-chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference at the age of 20. He also holds a PhD. in Islamic Studies from Kashmir University.