Maulana Hassan Jan

Hassan Jan Madani (Pashto:مولانا حسن جان مدنی) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician who was born on 6 January 1938 in Prang, Charsadda. He had served as a member of the 8th National Assembly of Pakistan from 30 November 1988 to 6 August 1990.

He was Shaikhul-Hadith at Darwesh Masjid in Peshawar and used to deliver Friday sermons at the same mosque. He was also the vice president of Wifaqul-Madaras, the largest board of Islamic universities (Jamiat).

He was assassinated in Peshawar on 17 September 2007.

Politics Hasan Jan was not a politician however he supported Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. He was the teacher of Fazal-ur-Rehman. He contested the 1990 elections and defeated the then Awami National Party leader Abdul Wali Khan in his stronghold. He served as MNA for some time. It is believed that he was killed by the unknown persons may be for his moderate views, which included issuing fatwas against suicide bombings.