Abdul Khabeer Azad
Pakistani Islamic Scholar
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Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad (Urdu: سید محمد عبدالخبیر آزاد) is a Pakistani Islamic cleric who is the current Grand Imam of Badshahi Mosque since 2003 and the chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee since 2020.[1][2][3][4]
Preceded byMuneeb-ur-Rehman
Preceded byAbdul Qadir Azad
Parent
- Abdul Qadir Azad (father)
KnownforChairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee
Abdul Khabeer Azad | |
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عبدالخبیر آزاد | |
Abdul Khabeer Azad in 2018 | |
| Chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee | |
| Assumed office 30 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Muneeb-ur-Rehman |
| Imam and Khatib of Badshahi Mosque | |
| Assumed office 15 January 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Qadir Azad |
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| Known for | Chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar |
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| Religion | Islam |
Early life and career
He is the son of Muhammad Abdul Qadir Azad who served as the former Grand Imam of Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan.[5] He is the khateeb of Badshahi Mosque since his father's death in 2003, and was appointed as the chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on 30 December 2020 by Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony, Government of Pakistan succeeding its long-term serving chairman Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman.[6][7][8]
