ISLAMABAD: Renowned intellectual, leading voice of Kashmir freedom movement and Executive Director of Kashmir Media Service, late Shaikh Tajammul-ul-Islam was remembered on Tuesday for his invaluable and unparalleled services towards the Kashmiris’ sacred cause on his 2nd death anniversary.
Shaikh Tajammul-ul-Islam passed away on this day in 2021 after a brief illness at a hospital in Islamabad.
A special Dua was offered at the office of Kashmir Media Service, which was attended by all staff members. Prior to the Dua, some of the staff members refreshed the memories of their late mentor and fatherly figure. They said that it was under his leadership that KMS became the most authentic, reliable and esteemed source of news about Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Born in Srinagar in 1954, Shaikh Tajammul-ul-Islam completed his LLB and M.A Urdu from Kashmir University, Srinagar. A revolutionary student leader during his days at the University and known for his fiery speeches, he had organised the students of occupied Kashmir under the banner of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba platform during the early 1980s.
In his journalistic career in the occupied territory, he worked as Chief Editor of Daily Azaan and Editor of several newspapers, weekly and fortnightly magazines from 1973 to 1980 and contributed a lot to the Kashmir movement. He also practiced law in Srinagar from 1975-1984. He was a true advocate of Kashmiris’ right to self-determination in his decades-long career.