Rizieq Shihab

Rizieq Shihab
مُحَمَّد رِزْق شِهَاب
Rizieq in 2022
Born (1965-08-24) 24 August 1965 (age 59)
NationalityIndonesian
Alma materKing Saud University
International Islamic University Malaysia
Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
OccupationCleric
Years active1998‒present
Known forFPI
Spouse(s)Fadlun Yahya (deceased)
Mona Hasina Alaydrus
Children7
Parent(s)Hussein Shihab (father)
Sidah Alatas (mother)
Websitehttp://www.habibrizieq.com/

Habib Muhammad Rizieq bin Hussein Shihab (Arabic: مُحَمَّد رِزْق شِهَاب, romanizedMuḥammad Rizq Šihāb, pronounced [mʊˈħæmmæd rizq ʃihaːb]; most commonly known as Habib Rizieq;[1][2] born 24 August 1965) is an Indonesian Islamist cleric, the founder[3] and leader of the Islamist group Islamic Defenders Front (Indonesian: Front Pembela Islam, abbreviated as FPI), which was banned by the government in December 2020. Facing criminal charges in Indonesia, he lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2017 to November 2020.[4] Following his return to Indonesia, he was arrested in late 2020, accused of criminal incitement for holding crowded events that violated the COVID-19 pandemic regulations.

  1. ^ "KOMPAS – Profil Singkat FPI dan Habib Rizieq" (in Indonesian). 4 June 2008. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. ^ Tholkhah, Imam; Yusuf, Choirul Fuad (2005). Contemporary Islamic Movements of Reformation Era. Departemen Agama, Badan Litbang Agama dan Diklat Keagamaan. ISBN 978-9793370002. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. ^ Fuller Collins, Elizabeth (2007). Indonesia Betrayed: How Development Fails. University of Hawaii Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-8248-3183-7. fpi founder.
  4. ^ "Rizieq Shihab to return to Indonesia on Nov. 10, denies overstaying in Saudi Arabia". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.