Professor Abdul Ghani Butt

Professor Abdul Ghani Butt (also known as Abdul Ghani Bhat) was a renowned Kashmiri freedom leader, former chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), and an accomplished academic who held degrees in Persian, Economics, Political Science, and Law. He taught Persian at a university until being dismissed by Indian authorities for his pro-freedom views, and later headed the Muslim Conference in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He passed away on 17 September 2025 at the age of 90 in Sopore.