SIALKOT: Ameer of Jamiat Ahle Hadith and Senior leader Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Senator Prof Sajid Mir has passed away on Saturday.

According to family sources Professor Sajid Mir suffered a heart attack. He was 86 years old.

Born on October 2, 1938 in Sialkot, Sajid Mir completed his education from University of the Punjab Lahore.

He served as a member of the Senate from 2003 to 2025 and had previously held the position from 1994 to 2000 as well.

Prof Sajid Mir was also the Ameer of Jamiat Ahle Hadith Pakistan and was serving as the Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the death of Amir of Jammat Ahle Hadith, Senator Professor Sajid Mir.

The prime minister prayed for the high ranks of the departed soul and for the bereaved family to bear the loss with fortitude, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.

The prime minister said that late Sajid Mir had been a foresighted political personality and Islamic scholar whose demise had created a vacuum in the national political scene which could hardly be filled.