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[ xiv ] elected to this office in 1982, one day after the demise of his predecessor, Hadrat Mirz a N as ir Ahmad rta. The anti-Ahmadiyya ordinance of April 1984, promul- gated by General Zia-ul-Haq, compelled Hadrat Mirz a Ta hir Ahmad rta to leave Pakistan. He decided to migrate to England, where he established his transitory base in exile. Of all his achievements in England, Muslim Television Ahmadiyya (MTA) International is one of the greatest. Through MTA International, numerous training programs are televised twenty-four hours a day. His activities after his departure from Pakistan helped proliferate and spread the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at to more than 150 countries of the world. Apart from being a religious leader, he was also a homeopathic physician, a prolific writer, a gifted poet, and a sportsman. Hadrat Mirz a Ta hir Ahmad rta passed away on April 19, 2003 at the age of 74. He is succeeded by Hadrat Mirz a Masroor Ahmad [may Allah be his help], the present Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at.