Mukhtar Ahmed Waza (born 1966 in Kadipora Anantnag) is chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Peoples League and a prominent member and Executive council member of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, an alliance of Kashmiri separatist groups at the forefront of the political struggle against democratic Indian government in Jammu and Kashmir. He is a strong advocate of the right to self-determination of Kashmiri people and believed that an independent plebiscite under UN supervision could bring long lasting peace in South-Asia.[1][2]
Born in business family of south kashmir's kadipora town of Anantnag on 2nd June 1966. Mukhtar ahmed waza did his early schooling at government middle school Sarnal anantnag but could not complete his studies due to affiliation with Peoples league for which he was jailed at very early age of 16 years. [2]
Waza's political career begin in 1980 at the age of 14 he led a peaceful demonstration against Indian government in Kashmir and was arrested and booked under psa for 3 years and was booked under tada act for 1 year in 1986. He along with the league activists were arrested time to time [3][4] and again which affected Waza's education. Waza was again arrested on 2 March 1992 and was released after 3 years in 1995. for continuing peaceful activities he was continue arrested in local police stations. After the killing of Sheikh Abdul Aziz waza became the chairman of Peoples League and executive member of All Parties Hurriyat Conference and was re-elected as chairman in 2013[5] in these 13 years waza was arrested several times.[6]
