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{{Short description|Pakistani politician and Islamic scholar (1962–2020)}}
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|name = Abdul Ghaffar Aziz
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|office = [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|Deputy Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami]]
|term_start = April 2019
|term_end = 5 October 2020
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|office1 = Director of Foreign Affairs of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|JI]]
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'''Abdul Ghaffar Aziz''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|عبدالغفار عزیز}}}}; Abdul Ghaffar Aziz, 1962 - 5 October 2020) was a Pakistani politician, Islamic scholar<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2020/10/ji-vice-amir-abdul-ghaffar-aziz-passes-away/|title=JI Vice-Amir Abdul Ghaffar Aziz passes away|work=SAMAA TV|date=5 October 2020}}</ref> and deputy emir of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan]] from April 2019 to 5 October 2020 until his death. He was also Director of Foreign Affairs of JI for over two decades.<ref name="thenews">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/725316-ji-leader-buried|title = JI leader buried|date=6 October 2020|work=The News International (newspaper)}}</ref>

Aziz was appointed Deputy Emir of JI in April 2019 alongside [[Liaqat Baloch]], [[Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (Pakistani senator)|Muhammad Ibrahim Khan]], Rashid Naseem, [[Asadullah Bhutto]], [[Farid Ahmad Paracha]], Mian Muhammad Aslam and Merajul Huda Siddiqui.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://jang.com.pk/news/633286|title = امیر العظیم جماعت اسلامی کے سیکرٹری جنرل لیاقت بلوچ اور پروفیسر ابراہیم نائب امراء مقرر|date=27 April 2019|work=Daily Jang (newspaper)|language=ur}}</ref>

==Death and illness==
Aziz died on 5 October 2020 due to [[cancer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jasarat.com/en/2020/10/05/ji-naib-ameer-foreign-affairs-director-abdul-ghaffar-azizi-dies/|title=JI Naib Ameer, foreign affairs director Abdul Ghaffar Aziz dies|work=Daily Jasarat (newspaper)|date=5 October 2020|archive-date=8 October 2021|access-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008234221/https://www.jasarat.com/en/2020/10/05/ji-naib-ameer-foreign-affairs-director-abdul-ghaffar-azizi-dies/|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|JI]] spokesman Qaisar Sharif, Abdul Ghaffar Aziz had been suffering from cancer for a year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.samaa.tv/urdu/pakistan/2020/10/2058566/|title=نائب امیر جماعت اسلامی پاکستان عبدالغفار عزیز انتقال کرگئے|work=SAMAA TV|date=5 October 2020|language=ur}}</ref> His funeral prayer was led by his brother Habib-ur-Rahman in [[Mansoorah, Lahore]]. JI Emir [[Sirajul Haq]], General secretary Ameer ul Azeem and thousands of others participated in his funeral.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://urdu.geo.tv/latest/231918|title=نائب امیر جماعت اسلامی عبد الغفار عزیز انتقال کر گئے|work=Geo News|date=5 October 2020|language=ur}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Jamaat-e-Islami (Pakistan)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aziz, Abdul Ghaffar}}
[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians from Lahore]]
[[Category:International Union of Muslim Scholars members]]

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MarkObd354 at 07:46, 31 July 2025