Qibla Ayaz

Dr. Qibla Ayaz
Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 November 2017
Preceded byMuhammad Khan Sherani
Personal details
Born (1953-10-06) 6 October 1953 (age 71)
Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
EducationMasters in Islamic Studies
PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Alma materUniversity of Peshawar
University of Edinburgh

Dr. Qibla Ayaz was the chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII).[1][2][3]

Early life

He was born on 6 October 1953 in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Education

After earning his Masters in Islamic Studies from the University of Peshawar in 1975, in which he will serve as vice-chancellor later, he got his PhD from the University of Edinburgh in the field of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies in 1985, his unpublished thesis being, in 2 volumes, An unexploited source for the History of the Saljūqs: A translation of and critical commentary on the Akhbār Al-Dawlat Al-Sajūqiyya, under the supervision of Dr Carole Hillenbrand.[4]

Publications

He has published 5 books and more than 20 research articles.[5]

References

  1. ^ Mohammad Bilal (3 November 2017). "Dr Qibla Ayaz appointed new chairman of Council of Islamic Ideology". dawn.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Dr Qibla Ayaz appointed Council of Islamic Ideology chief". tribune.com.pk. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Dr Qibla Ayaz appointed new Council of Islamic Ideology chief". pakistantoday.com.pk. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. ^ Songul Mecit, The Rum Seljuqs: Evolution of a Dynasty, Routledge, 2013, p. 184
  5. ^ Benazir Shah (7 February 2018), "The new chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology: 'This is not an ineffective body'", GeoNews. Retrieved 22 March 2020.


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