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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)Academic, Writer, Activist
Years active2007–present
Known forPresident Haqooq-e-Khalq Party[1]

Ammar Ali Jan (Urdu: عمار علی جان, born December 15, 1986) is a Pakistani historian, activist, youth leader and academic. 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

Jan completed his school from Salamat International Campus for Advanced Studies in 2005, masters in social sciences from University of Chicago in 2011 and got his doctorate (Thesis title: "A study of Communist Thought in Colonial India, 1919-1951") in history from University of Cambridge in 2018.[4][5]

Career

Jan has taught as assistant professor of history in University of the Punjab,[6] Government College University and Forman Christian College, Lahore.[7]

Political struggle

The first political party Jan joined was Labour Party Pakistan (LPP).[8] He was also part of Progressive Youth Front (PYF).[9] In 2010, Jan, as general secretary Labour Party Pakistan, Lahore, 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.[10] As member of PYF and LPP, Jan helped to form Labour Relief Campaign against foreign debt and to help flood affectees.[11][12] Jan is strong believer of revolutionary politics[13] for which he had to face state oppression many times. Jan was fired from University of the Punjab in April, 2018 for his progressive political views and actions on the campus.[14] In 2018, Jan was barred from speaking at 4th Faiz International Festival along with three other speakers including Taimur Rahman (LUMS professor), Ali Wazir (MNA) and Rashed Rahman (former Daily Times editor).[15] In Feb, 2019 FIR against Jan was registered for participating in a protest against the killing of teacher and poet Arman Loni.[16][17][18] As an activist, Jan has been raising voice on fascism,[19] students unions,[20] anti-war policies,[21] budget cuts in the health and education,[22] political prisoners[23] economy,[24] free vaccine for all[25] etc.

In March, 2018 he helped in formation of Lahore Left Front (LLF) with alliance of seventeen like-minded left-wing parties.[26] The purpose of LLF was to fight against growing religious fundamentalism and terrorism in the country.[27]

Haqooq-e-Khalq Movement

As member of the People’s Solidarity Forum,[28] 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.[29] He also helped in formation of Progressive Research Collective to organize a series of study circles.

HKM along with Progressive Students Collective, a student organization,[30] formed in 2016,[31] organized many events like Faiz Aman Mela, 2018,[32] Shehri Tahafuzz March, 2019[33] to demand justice for Sahiwal killings, protests against mob lynching[34] and human rights violation,[35] Labour Relief Campaign,[36][37] Climate Justice March,[38][39][40] theatre and seminars,[41] Students Solidarity March of 2018,[42] 2019,[43] 2020[44] and 2021.[45] In March 2022, HKM announced that it would register as a political party and would contest the local and national elections.[46]

Youth organiser

Jan was nominated in FIRs for organizing Students Solidarity March 2019 along with Iqbal Lala (father of Mashal Khan Shaheed) and Alamgir Wazir (cousin of Ali Wazir who is member national assembly).[47][48]

In 2020, police again tried to arrest Jan for organizing the students solidarity march.[49][50]

Publications

Jan has published and continues to publish regular articles on progressive politics in newspapers like The News International,[51] Al Jazeera,[52] The Friday Times,[53] Herald (Pakistan)[54] and few others.[55][56][57][58][59] He is author of the book ‘Rule by Fear: Eight Theses on Authoritarianism in Pakistan’, Folio Books (November 2021).[8][60]

Citations/Sources

References

  1. ^ Singh, Shriya (22 August 2022). "Victory for powerloom workers in Faisalabad, Pakistan, after over two weeks of protests". Peoples Dispatch.
  2. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan". jacobinmag.com.
  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. ^ a b Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (6 December 2021). "Book on authoritarianism in Pakistan launched". DAWN.COM.
  9. ^ Barnes, Melanie (6 September 2016). "Pakistani activist: 'Lift the debt to help flood victims'". Green Left.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Pakistan, CADTM; Pakistan, Labour Relief Campaign (3 January 2022). "Pakistan. Political parties call for Pakistan's foreign debt cancellation, launch anti-debt movement". CADTM.
  12. ^ Tariq, Farooq (6 September 2016). "Pakistan: Campaign launched to cancel debt". Green Left.
  13. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (1 January 2016). "Speakers dilate upon Marxism, dialectics". DAWN.COM.
  14. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan removed for 'fanning anti-state' sentiments, says PU". Daily Times. 18 April 2018.
  15. ^ Rizwan, Sheharyar (20 November 2018). "Four speakers barred from this year's Faiz International Festival". Images.
  16. ^ Gabol, Imran (9 February 2019). "Lahore-based academic Ammar Ali Jan released after receiving bail". DAWN.COM.
  17. ^ "Academic Dr Ammar Ali Jan released after being arrested by the Lahore police | SAMAA". Samaa TV.
  18. ^ "Release Ammar Ali Jan". The Nation. 9 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Seven Theses on the Rise of Fascism in Pakistan | Ammar Ali Jan". www.newageislam.com.
  20. ^ "Debate Corner Topic(Student Union) Almas Sabeeh With Ammar Ali Jan & Tuoqeer". HumSub TV. 27 July 2017.
  21. ^ "Civil society holds rallies demanding peace, expressing solidarity". Daily Times. 28 February 2019.
  22. ^ "'How long will we subsidise the elite?'". The Friday Times - Naya Daur. 16 May 2019.
  23. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (10 October 2020). "Demo for release of 'political prisoners'". DAWN.COM.
  24. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (1 March 2020). "Rights bodies draft agenda for economy, alternate budget". DAWN.COM.
  25. ^ "Online campaign launched for free vaccine for all". www.thenews.com.pk.
  26. ^ "17 like-minded parties form Lahore Left Front". www.thenews.com.pk.
  27. ^ Mahmood, Amjad (25 March 2018). "New front to 'stem the tide of fundamentalism'". DAWN.COM.
  28. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan:Writer - The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News". www.thenews.com.pk.
  29. ^ "Lahore police issue arrest warrant against activist for organising student protest rally". ANI News.
  30. ^ Jalil, Xari (5 December 2021). "WHEN THE STUDENTS MARCH". DAWN.COM.
  31. ^ "Students take to the streets in Lahore for Qutub Rind, killed for 'blasphemy'". www.asianews.it.
  32. ^ Gabol, Imran (19 February 2018). "Politics, activism, human rights highlights of Faiz Aman Mela". DAWN.COM.
  33. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (11 February 2019). "Civil society, student bodies rally for justice to Sahiwal victims". DAWN.COM.
  34. ^ "Protest against Sialkot incident". www.thenews.com.pk.
  35. ^ "Protest held in solidarity with Palestine". Daily Times. 23 May 2021.
  36. ^ "People's Food Power | Six ingenious ways local groups in Asia addressed hunger amid Covid-19*". www.righttofoodandnutrition.org.
  37. ^ Review, Pakistan Left (18 May 2020). "Labour Relief Campaign". Pakistan Left Review.
  38. ^ Report, Recorder (9 November 2021). "Civil society activists take out 'Climate Justice March'". Brecorder.
  39. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (9 November 2021). "Hundreds march in Lahore for action against climate change". DAWN.COM.
  40. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (11 December 2021). "Activists for closure of industry causing pollution". DAWN.COM.
  41. ^ "Theatre of change". The Friday Times - Naya Daur. 2 August 2018.
  42. ^ Sarfaraz, Iqra. "STRIVING FOR THE RED AND THE REVOLUTION". www.thenews.com.pk.
  43. ^ Japanwala, Natasha. "'Love and power': The revival of people's politics in Pakistan". www.aljazeera.com.
  44. ^ Gabol, Imran (28 November 2020). "Arrest warrants issued for activist after students rally in Lahore". DAWN.COM.
  45. ^ Gabol, Imran (27 November 2021). "Students rally for restoration of unions, fee cuts in Lahore". DAWN.COM.
  46. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (28 March 2022). "Haqooq-e-Khalq to contest all elections". DAWN.COM.
  47. ^ "Students' Solidarity March: FIR Registered Against Mashal Khan's Father, Others despite support from government ministers". Siasat.pk News Blog. 1 December 2019.
  48. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (3 December 2019). "PU ex-student on judicial remand". DAWN.COM.
  49. ^ 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.
  50. ^ Bilal, Rana (1 December 2020). "LHC bars Punjab govt from arresting activist Ammar Ali Jan". DAWN.COM.
  51. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan:Writer - The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News". www.thenews.com.pk.
  52. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan | Al Jazeera News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com.
  53. ^ Jan, Ammar Ali. "Ammar Ali Jan, Author at The Friday Times - Naya Daur". The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
  54. ^ "News stories for Ammar Ali Jan - Herald". herald.dawn.com.
  55. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan, Author at The Baloch News". The Baloch News.
  56. ^ "Radical Philosophy Ammar Ali Jan Archive". Radical Philosophy.
  57. ^ Jan, Ammar Ali (27 September 2019). "Capitalism and climate change". Green Left.
  58. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan". Economic and Political Weekly. 5 June 2015. pp. 7–8.
  59. ^ "Ammar Ali Jan articles". QOSHE.
  60. ^ "Notes from a 'hybrid regime'". Himal Southasian. 4 December 2021.
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