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Magnificent Services of the Just Imam, the Promised Messiah as , to Reform the Mutual Controversies and Distorted Beliefs of the Muslims [ xiv ] elected to this office in 1982, one day after the demise of his predecessor, Hadrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad rta. The anti-Ahmadiyya ordinance of April 1984, promul- gated by General Zia-ul-Haq, compelled Hadrat Mirza Tahir 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 educational pro- grams 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 Mirza Tahir Ahmad rta passed away on April 19, 2003, at the age of 74. He is succeeded by Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad [may Allah be his help], the present Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at.