Maqbool Bhat
Maqbool Bhat | |
|---|---|
| Born | Muhammad Maqbool Bhat 18 February 1938 |
| Died | 11 February 1984 (aged 45) |
| Cause of death | Hanging |
| Education | SJS Baramulla |
| Organization | NLF & JKLF |
| Known for | Kashmiri separatism |
Maqbool Bhat (1938–1984) was a Kashmiri separatist leader, who went to Pakistan and founded the National Liberation Front (NLF), which was a precursor to the present day Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). He is called the "father of the Nation of Kashmir" Baba-e-Qaum by the locals. Bhat carried out multiple attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. He was arrested and sentenced to a double death sentence. He was hanged on 11 February 1984 in Tihar Jail in Delhi.