New Delhi, August 19: Maulana Jamil Ahmed Illyasi, a prominent Muslim leader and president of All India Organisation of Imams (AIOI), died at a city hospital tonight after a brief illness, his family said.
The 76-year-old religious leader breathed his last at AIIMS where he was admitted after he developed an infection in his right leg. The end came at around 10:30 pm.
Illyasi is survived by five sons, including popular TV personality Suhaib Illyasi, and three daughters.
The maulana whose family belongs to Mewat in Haryana was a strong votary of inter-faith dialogue and girl education.
As the chief of AIOI, he had represented around five lakh imams across the country. His funeral will be held tomorrow evening at the Kasturba Gandhi Marg masjid in Cannaught Place here.
-PTI