Aziz ul Haq

Dr. Aziz ul Haq (24 January 1939 – 28 May 1972), also called Dr. Azizul Haque or Aziz-ul Haque, was a Marxist-Leninist communist activist from Pakistan and one of the notable literary icons of Pak Tea House.[1][2][3] He was the Chairman of the Young People’s Front, a left-wing political organisation.[2] He was born to a modest revolutionary Sufi family from the ancient Mian Mir area of Lahore.[3] He obtained his PhD degree from the British Columbia University in Canada in 1966.[1] Before his death, Haq had started crusading against the Pakistan Peoples Party once Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto came to power and began his authoritarian rule.[2] He was killed in Lahore during Bhutto's premiership in Pakistan.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.drazizulhaq.com/about-aziz-ul-haq/dr-aziz-ul-haq/
  2. 1 2 3 4 http://www.wichaar.com/news/294/ARTICLE/9735/2008-10-26.html
  3. 1 2 http://www.wichaar.com/news/294/ARTICLE/9617/2008-10-17.html


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