Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi محمد عبد اللہ غازی | |
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| 1st Chancellor of Faridia University | |
| In office 1971 – 17 October 1998 | |
| Preceded by | None (office created) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz Ghazi |
| Chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee | |
| In office 1993 – 17 October 1998 | |
| Succeeded by | Muneeb-ur-Rehman |
| Imam and Khatib of Lal Masjid | |
| In office 1965 – 17 October 1998 | |
| Preceded by | None (office created) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz Ghazi |
| 1st Chancellor of Jamia Hafsa | |
| In office 1992 – 17 October 1998 | |
| Preceded by | None (office created) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz Ghazi |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1 June 1935 (c. 29th Safar 1354 AH) |
| Died | 17 October 1998 (aged 63)(c. 26th Jumada al-Thani 1419 AH) |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Resting place | Jamia Faridia, Islamabad 33.7311462, 73.0517133 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Children | Abdul Aziz Ghazi Abdul Rashid Ghazi |
| Citizenship |  British Indian (1935–1947) Pakistani (1947–1998) |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| School | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Alma mater | Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia Jamia Qasim-ul-Uloom |
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| Teacher | |
Sheikh al-Hadith Mawlānā Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi (Urdu: محمد عبد اللہ غازی c. 1 June 1935 – 17 October 1998) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and theologian who served as Chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee and as the first Imam and Khatib of Lal Masjid, and founded Jamia Faridia University and Jamia Hafsa.[1]
He graduated from Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia and served as the first Imam and Khatib of Lal Masjid, the first mosque established in Pakistan's new capital, Islamabad. Ghazi was also a senior member of Wifaq Al Madaris Al Arabiyah (Federation of Madaris), and Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat.[2]
In 1971, he founded Jamia Faridia in Islamabad, the first Islamic seminary to be established in Islamabad. He taught the Kutub al-Sitta including Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī at the madrasah, and was well-known by the title "Shaykh al-Hadith".[3]