Sheikh Hussain Zakiri

Sheikh Muhammad Hussain Zakiri (c. 1940 – 28 July 2016) was an Indian Shia Islamic religious scholar/alim from Jammu and Kashmir, and the founder of Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust, Kargil. He was deeply influenced by Islamic Revolution of Iran and its founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. In 1989 Zakiri established the trust named after Ayatollah Khomeini which played a key role, not only in educational and social sectors, but gave a new direction and meaning to politics of this most neglected region of the state. He was a prominent poet and scholarly person having published many books and poetic collections.

Sheikh Hussain Zakiri

Sheikh Muhammad Hussain Zakiri (c. 1940 – 28 July 2016) was an Indian Shia Islamic religious scholar/alim from Jammu and Kashmir, and the founder of Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust, Kargil. He was deeply influenced by Islamic Revolution of Iran and its founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. In 1989 Zakiri established the trust named after Ayatollah Khomeini which played a key role, not only in educational and social sectors, but gave a new direction and meaning to politics of this most neglected region of the state. He was a prominent poet and scholarly person having published many books and poetic collections.