Srinagar, Feb. 27 -- Hurriyat chairman's Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's father- in- law, Ghulam Sibtain Masoodi passed away last night.
A statement by Mirwaiz's office said Masoodi passed away in the late hours of the night after a prolonged illness.
The funeral prayers will be offered at Jamia Masjid in old Srinagar.
"Later, he will be buried at his ancestral graveyard in Khrew, Pampore," the statement said.
A well-respected medical professional, Masoodi spent 28 years of his life in the United States.
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