Mohammad Yusuf Parray, better known as Kuka Parray, was a former MLA and a pioneer of counter-insurgency movement in Kashmir and the founder of Jammu & Kashmir Awami League. He was a Kashmiri folk singer, before he founded his pro-India militant outfit, Ikhwan-ul-Muslemoon that targeted top pro-Pakistani militants. His death was considered a major blow to the security forces against terrorism in Kashmir.