Abdul Aziz (Pakistani cleric)

Mawlānā
Abdul Aziz
Aziz delivering the Friday sermon at Red Mosque.
Chancellor of Jamia Faridia
Incumbent
Assumed office
1998
Preceded byMuhammad Abdullah
Imam and Khatib of Lal Masjid
Incumbent
Assumed office
1998
Preceded byMuhammad Abdullah
Chancellor of Jamia Hafsa
Incumbent
Assumed office
1998
Preceded byMuhammad Abdullah
Imam and Khatib of Jamia Masjid Mujaddadiyyah. F-8, Islamabad
In office
1979–1998
Preceded byNone (office created)
Personal
Born (1960-01-10) January 10, 1960 (age 64)
Basti-Abdullah, West Pakistan (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
ReligionIslam
Children1
Parent
Citizenship Pakistani
DenominationSunni
MovementDeobandi
Alma materJamia Farooqia
Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
TeachersSaleemullah Khan
RelationsAbdul 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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hussain, Zahid (13 July 2017). "The legacy of Lal Masjid". Dawn. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ Asad, Malik (8 February 2013). "Lal Masjid cleric's interview in burqa still a mystery". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Islamabad Red Mosque Cleric Killed" Archived 2007-07-12 at the Wayback Machine Pakistan Times, 11 July 2007, retrieved 27 July 2009
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).