Ammar Ali Jan

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Ammar Ali Jan
عمارعلی جان
Born
Ammar Ali Jan

December 15, 1986
NationalityPakistani
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
University of Chicago
Occupation(s)Political organizer, Academic, Writer
Years active2007–present
Known forGeneral secretary Haqooq-e-Khalq Party[1]
RelativesAli Ahmed Jan (politician)

Ammar Ali Jan (Urdu: عمار علی جان, born December 15, 1986) is a Pakistani historian, academic and political organizer. He is founder and general secretary of Haqooq-e-Khalq Party,[1] 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]

Jan was member of Labour Party Pakistan.[8][9] and Progressive Youth Front (PYF).[10]

He was fired from the University of the Punjab in April 2018 for his political views and actions on campus.[11] In 2018, Jan was barred from speaking at the 4th Faiz International Festival along with three other speakers including Taimur Rahman, Ali Wazir, and Rashed Rahman.[12] In Feb, 2019 an FIR against Jan was registered for his participation in a protest against the killing of teacher and poet Arman Loni.[13][14][15] In March, 2018 he helped in formation of Lahore Left Front (LLF) with alliance of seventeen like-minded left-wing parties.[16][17]

As member of the People’s Solidarity Forum[18], Jan launched Haqooq-e-Khalq Movement (HKM) on May 19, 2018 in Lahore.[19] Jan organized Students Solidarity March while working in HKM.[20][21][22] In March 2022, HKM announced that it would register as a political party and contest the local and national elections.[23] HKM was later converted to Haqooq-e-Khalq Party (HKP).[24][25][26][27]

Articles[edit]

Jan has published articles in newspapers like The News International,[28] Al Jazeera,[29] The Friday Times,[30], Herald (Pakistan)[31] and few others.[32][33][34][35][36] He is author of the book ‘Rule by Fear: Eight Theses on Authoritarianism in Pakistan’, Folio Books (November 2021).[37]

Citations/Sources[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mallick, Muhammad Usman (17 November 2023). "'Democracy not in ideal shape, but people should not lose hope'". DAWN.COM.
  2. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan". jacobinmag.com. 3 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan:Writer – The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News". www.thenews.com.pk.
  4. ^ University, Office of Web Communications, Cornell. "We the Seditious People, by Ammar Ali Jan". Cornell.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Jan, Ammar Ali (24 February 2018). "A study of Communist Thought in Colonial India, 1919-1951". University of Cambridge.
  6. ^ "'Fired for political views', Ammar Ali Jan to take PU to court". Daily Times. 14 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Shrinking space for academics who teach critical thinking". www.thenews.com.pk.
  8. ^ "Book on authoritarianism in Pakistan launched". DAWN.COM. 6 December 2021.
  9. ^ "LPP: 'A new Pakistan is emerging' | Links". links.org.au.
  10. ^ "Pakistani activist: 'Lift the debt to help flood victims' | Green Left". www.greenleft.org.au. 17 September 2010.
  11. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan removed for 'fanning anti-state' sentiments, says PU". Daily Times. 18 April 2018.
  12. ^ Rizwan, Sheharyar (20 November 2018). "Four speakers barred from this year's Faiz International Festival". Images.
  13. ^ Gabol, Imran (9 February 2019). "Lahore-based academic Ammar Ali Jan released after receiving bail". DAWN.COM.
  14. ^ "Academic Dr Ammar Ali Jan released after being arrested by the Lahore police | SAMAA". Samaa TV.
  15. ^ "Release Ammar Ali Jan". The Nation. 9 February 2019.
  16. ^ "17 like-minded parties form Lahore Left Front". www.thenews.com.pk.
  17. ^ Mahmood, Amjad (25 March 2018). "New front to 'stem the tide of fundamentalism'". DAWN.COM.
  18. ^ "Faiz festival returns with three days of discussions, and music and theatre performances". Daily Times. 16 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Lahore police issue arrest warrant against activist for organising student protest rally". ANI News.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Bilal, Rana (1 December 2020). "LHC bars Punjab govt from arresting activist Ammar Ali Jan". DAWN.COM.
  22. ^ "Students' Solidarity March: FIR Registered Against Mashal Khan's Father, Others despite support from government ministers". Siasat.pk News Blog. 1 December 2019.
  23. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (28 March 2022). "Haqooq-e-Khalq to contest all elections". DAWN.COM.
  24. ^ Hussain, Alia Chughtai,Abid. "Pakistan election 2024: Which are the major political parties?". Al Jazeera.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ Mahmood, Amjad (25 January 2024). "HKP bets on the working class". DAWN.COM.
  26. ^ "'Budget must address poverty, reduce non-combat defence expenditure'". DAWN.COM. 31 May 2022.
  27. ^ "Parties stage rallies for Gazans". DAWN.COM. 16 October 2023.
  28. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan:Writer - The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News". www.thenews.com.pk.
  29. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan | Al Jazeera News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com.
  30. ^ Jan, Ammar Ali. "Ammar Ali Jan, Author at The Friday Times - Naya Daur". The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
  31. ^ "News stories for Ammar Ali Jan - Herald". herald.dawn.com.
  32. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan, Author at The Baloch News". The Baloch News.
  33. ^ "Radical Philosophy Ammar Ali Jan Archive". Radical Philosophy.
  34. ^ Jan, Ammar Ali (27 September 2019). "Capitalism and climate change". Green Left.
  35. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan". Economic and Political Weekly. 5 June 2015. pp. 7–8.
  36. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan articles". QOSHE.
  37. ^ "Notes from a 'hybrid regime'". Himal Southasian. 4 December 2021.
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