Masood ur Rehman Usmani

Masood-ur-Rehman Usmani (; – 5 January 2024) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and political leader who served as the Central Secretary of Sunni Ulema Council.

He was a member of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) and the Council of Islamic Ideology, a constituent body of Government of Pakistan.

He was assassinated on 5 January 2024 by an unknown person in Islamabad.

Early life Usmani was born in 1968 in the Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.

He received his religious education at various madrasas, including Jamia Darul Uloom in Karachi and Jamia Ashrafia in Lahore and earned the distinguished title of "Maulana" by completing his Dars-e-Nizami scholarly program. He was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Thousands of mourners attended his funeral, held a day after unidentified gunmen shot and killed him and wounded his driver, according to a statement issued by the Islamabad police.

Investigation Immediately after the incident, a heavy police force reached the spot and cordoned off the area and an investigation has been started to arrest the accused.