Abdul Aziz | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:MauwlanaAbdulAziz1.jpg) Aziz delivering the Friday sermon at Red Mosque. | |
| Chancellor of Jamia Faridia | |
| Assumed office 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Abdullah |
| Imam and Khatib of Lal Masjid | |
| Assumed office 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Abdullah |
| Chancellor of Jamia Hafsa | |
| Assumed office 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Abdullah |
| Imam and Khatib of Jamia Masjid Mujaddadiyyah. F-8, Islamabad | |
| In office 1979–1998 | |
| Preceded by | None (office created) |
| Personal | |
| Born | January 10, 1960 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent |
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| Citizenship |  Pakistani |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Alma mater | Jamia Farooqia Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia |
| Teachers | Saleemullah Khan |
| Relations | Abdul Rashid Ghazi (brother) |
Mawlānā Abdul Aziz (Urdu: محمد عبد العزيز) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar of the Deobandi movement who serves as the Imam and Khatib of Lal Masjid, Islamabad,[1] which was the site of a siege in 2007 with the Pakistani army.[2] He also serves as the Chancellor of Jamia Faridia and Jamia Hafsa.[3]
He is the son of Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi, and elder brother of Abdul Rashid Ghazi.[4]
Aziz was released from custody by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2009 and acquitted in 2013.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:4was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Hussain, Zahid (13 July 2017). "The legacy of Lal Masjid". Dawn. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Asad, Malik (8 February 2013). "Lal Masjid cleric's interview in burqa still a mystery". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Islamabad Red Mosque Cleric Killed" Archived 2007-07-12 at the Wayback Machine Pakistan Times, 11 July 2007, retrieved 27 July 2009
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