Ammar Ali Jan
Ammar Ali Jan | |
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| عمارعلی جان | |
| Born | Ammar Ali Jan December 15, 1986 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge University of Chicago |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, Writer, Activist |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | President Haqooq-e-Khalq Party[1] |
| Relatives | Baba Jan (politician), Ali Ahmed Jan (politician) |
Ammar Ali Jan (Urdu: عمار علی جان, born December 15, 1986) is a Pakistani historian, activist, and politician. He is a self proclaimed Marxist, founder and president of Haqooq-e-Khalq Party, also a member of Progressive International.[2][3]
Early life and education[edit]
Jan completed his education at the Salamat International Campus for Advanced Studies in 2005, received his Masters in social sciences from the University of Chicago in 2011, and got his doctorate ("A study of Communist Thought in Colonial India, 1919-1951") in history from the University of Cambridge in 2018.[4][5]
Career[edit]
Jan has taught as assistant professor of history in University of the Punjab,[6] Government College University and Forman Christian College, Lahore.[7]
Political career[edit]
In 2010, Jan got arrested for leading a demonstration against the power cuts and demanding a new transformer on urgent basis for provision of electricity to whole area.[8] Jan is a believer in revolutionary politics.[9] Hewas fired from the University of the Punjab in April 2018 for his political views and actions on campus.[10] In 2018, Jan was barred from speaking at the 4th Faiz International Festival along with three other speakers including Taimur Rahman (LUMS professor), Ali Wazir (MNA), and Rashed Rahman (a former Daily Times editor).[11] In Feb, 2019 an FIR against Jan was registered for his participation in a protest against the killing of teacher and poet Arman Loni.[12][13][14]
Haqooq-e-Khalq Movement
As member of the People’s Solidarity Forum[who?], Jan launched Haqooq-e-Khalq Movement (HKM) on May 19, 2018 in Lahore to open up new possibilities for social and political imagination. He is president of HKM.[15]
In March 2022, HKM announced that it would register as a political party and contest the local and national elections.[16]
Evaded arrest
In 2020, police tried to arrest Jan for organizing the students solidarity march.[17][18]
Citations/Sources[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Singh, Shriya (22 August 2022). "Victory for powerloom workers in Faisalabad, Pakistan, after over two weeks of protests". Peoples Dispatch.
- ^ "Ammar Ali Jan". jacobinmag.com. 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Ammar Ali Jan:Writer – The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ University, Office of Web Communications, Cornell. "We the Seditious People, by Ammar Ali Jan". Cornell.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Jan, Ammar Ali (24 February 2018). "A study of Communist Thought in Colonial India, 1919-1951". University of Cambridge.
- ^ "'Fired for political views', Ammar Ali Jan to take PU to court". Daily Times. 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Shrinking space for academics who teach critical thinking". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ "Letter of solidarity to Labour Party Pakistan on the arrest of Ammar ali Jan and other activists | Socialist Alliance". socialist-alliance.org. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (1 January 2016). "Speakers dilate upon Marxism, dialectics". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Ammar Ali Jan removed for 'fanning anti-state' sentiments, says PU". Daily Times. 18 April 2018.
- ^ Rizwan, Sheharyar (20 November 2018). "Four speakers barred from this year's Faiz International Festival". Images.
- ^ Gabol, Imran (9 February 2019). "Lahore-based academic Ammar Ali Jan released after receiving bail". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Academic Dr Ammar Ali Jan released after being arrested by the Lahore police | SAMAA". Samaa TV.
- ^ "Release Ammar Ali Jan". The Nation. 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Lahore police issue arrest warrant against activist for organising student protest rally". ANI News.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (28 March 2022). "Haqooq-e-Khalq to contest all elections". DAWN.COM.
- ^ Gabol, Imran (27 November 2020). "Activist Ammar Ali Jan evades arrest after Lahore DC issues detention order terming him 'danger to public peace'". DAWN.COM.
- ^ Bilal, Rana (1 December 2020). "LHC bars Punjab govt from arresting activist Ammar Ali Jan". DAWN.COM.