Abdul Khabeer Azad | |
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عبدالخبیر آزاد | |
Chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee | |
Assumed office 30 December 2020 | |
Preceded by | Muneeb-ur-Rehman |
Personal | |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Pakistani |
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Known for | Chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee |
Profession | Khateeb of Badshahi Mosque |
Occupation | Islamic scholar |
Muslim leader | |
Profession | Khateeb of Badshahi Mosque |
Abdul Khabeer Azad (Urdu: عبدالخبیر آزاد) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar who is the current chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Pakistan.[1][2][3][4]
He is the son of Muhammad Abdul Qadir Azad who is the former grand imam of famous Islamic heritage Badshahi Mosque situated in Lahore, Pakistan.[5] He is the khateeb of Badshahi Mosque 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]