Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani dies after prolonged illness

By PTI

SRINAGAR: Pro-Pakistan separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani died here on Wednesday after a prolonged illness, officials said.

Geelani, who was a member of banned Jamaat-e-Islami and chairman of hardline Hurriyat Conference, had been suffering from various ailments for nearly last two decades.

He was a former MLA.

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