Hyderabad, Oct. 19 -- In tragic news, the president of Jamiat Ulama Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Maulana Hafiz Pir Shabbir Ahmed, passed away on Sunday, during Fajr prayers.

A distinguished religious scholar, Maulana Shabbir Ahmed, was a former MLC of undivided Andhra Pradesh and actively worked for the educational, social, and economic upliftment of the Muslim community.

The funeral prayers (Namaz-e-Janaza) will be held on Sunday after Asr at Shaheen Markaz at Santosh Nagar.

His son, Pir Irshad Ahmed Nasir, is a senior Youth Congress leader and currently serves as the National Convener for SC, ST, BC, and Minority Affairs in the All India Congress Committee. Another son, Pir Munir Jaber, is also an active leader in the Hyderabad Yout...