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− Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV (1928- 2003) rh ± ± − − ± (Period of Khilafat: June 10, 1982- April 19, 2003) − Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad was elected upon the demise rh Khalifah ± ± − ± − ± − of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih III on June 10, 1982. As was his predecessor, rh ± ± − − ± he was also a grandson of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi and a son of as − Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II. However, such a relationship is not a ra ± ± − − ± requirement of Khilafat. − It was in Rabwah, Pakistan, Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad was rh ± ± − ± − ± elected. However, the Anti-Ahmadiyya ordinance imposed on Khalifah − ± April 26, 1984 by General Zia-ul-Haq, the then dictator President of − ± Pakistan, made it impossible for Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV to function rh ± ± − − ± as the head of his community while remaining in that country. After due consultation he decided to leave Pakistan immediately. Three days after the promulgation of the ordinance, he took an aeroplane from Karachi and came to London where he resided till his demise. Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad was born on December 18, 1928 in rh ± ± − ± − ± Qadian, India. He was educated in India, Pakistan and in the UK, at the London School of Oriental and African Studies. He was widely traveled and often delivered addresses to audiences, including people from all walks of life and widely different cultures. His addresses and other meetings were often accompanied by "Question and Answer" sessions. He was always ready to respond to questions agitating the minds of his audience on any topic, religious or temporal. His deep understanding of religion pervaded his thinking and his answers. Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV lead the to new levels of rh Jama at ‘ ± ± − − ± − unity, zeal and progress. During the last decade of his , more than Khilafat 150 new mosques and missions were established; the Holy Qur’an − wastranslated into more than 56 languages and the grew rapidly. Jama'at − One of the greatest achievements of his was the development of Khilafat − Muslim Television Ahmadiyya (MTA). In 1992, on the occasion of the ± 312