Srinagar, Oct 25: Renowned Shia scholar, senior separatist leader and a key figure of erstwhile Muslim United Front (MUF), Moulana Muhammad Abbas Hussain Ansari passed away after a long illness here in Kashmir capital Srinagar on Tuesday. He was 86.

Ansari was a renowned Shia scholar and an eminent political leader. He also remained the Chairman of the united ‘All Parties Hurriyat Conference – the position held by likes like the late Syed Ali Geelani, Molvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, and Profe...