Maulana Muhammad Syed Masoodi (27 January 1903/1905 – 13 December 1990)[1] was an Indian Kashmiri politician belonging to the National Conference party. He functioned as the General Secretary of the party for several years. He was nominated as a member of the Constituent Assembly of India,[2] and was also elected as a member of the Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.
He was the General Secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference from 1934 to 1953.[3] Masoodi wrote an anthem for the State of Kashmir.[4]
On 13 December 1990, aged 85 or 87, Masoodi was assassinated by Kashmiri separatist terrorists.[5][6]
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- ^ "Whos Who 1950 - Parliament of India" (PDF). NIC. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "22 years on, J&K varsity remembers slain leader". KashmirWatch. 31 October 2012.
- ^ "The parties: Who's who in J&K politics". India Today. 19 September 2014.
- ^ "Why Kashmiris missed a heartbeat on July 13 - Mohammad Sayeed". Mainstream Weekly.
- ^ "Soz pays tribute to Moulana Masoodi on his 26th anniversary". Kashmir News Service. 12 December 2016.
- ^ Goldston, James (1991). Human Rights in India: Kashmir Under Siege. Human Rights Watch. ISBN 978-0-300-05614-3.