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[ xviii ] elected to this office in 1982, one day after the demise of his predecessor, Hadrat Mirz a N as ir Ahmad rta. The anti-Ahmadiyyah ordinance of April 1984, promul- gated by General Zia-ul- H aq, 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. Within a few years, he trained and organised thousands of volunteers to help him discharge his global responsibilities. Of all his achievements in England, MTA international is one of the greatest. Through MTA international (Muslim Television Ahmadiyyah), numerous training programs are televised twenty-four hours a day. His activities since departure from Pakistan helped proliferate and spread the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at to over 150 countries of the world. Apart from a religious leader, he was also a homeo- pathic 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 Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at.