q is the second JI chief to be elected from K-P after Qazi Hussain Ahmed who led the party for about 22 years after taking over from Mian Tufail Muhammad in 1987. Like Qazi, Haq has taken charge of the party at a comparatively younger age. Qazi was just 49, while Hasan was 65 when he took over in 2009.
Qazi was one of the party’s longest serving chiefs of the party and Siraj is likely to follow his trajectory, as he has yet to encounter any headstrong contenders for leadership in the near future.
What we know about Haq
Sirajul Haq was born in Samarbagh, Lower Dir in 1962. He did his undergraduate from Timergarah College and then went to University of Peshawar for a master’s degree in education.
For about three years, Haq led the provincial chapter of JI’s student wing Islami Jamiat Talaba’s (IJT). Haq also served as headmaster at a government school but left soon after joining.
In 1988, he was made chief of the IJT after he officially became a member of the party. Haq also served as JI’s provincial general secretary. He was made senior minister for finance during the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal government but resigned to become the provincial amir of the party.
In 2009, he was appointed senior vice amir of the party by Hasan.
Source/Fuente: http://tribune.com.pk/story/689694/sirajofficial-meet-the-man-leading-th...
