Akif Saeed

Hafiz
Akif Saeed
حافظ عاکف سعید
2nd Ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami
In office
2002–2020
Preceded byIsrar Ahmed
Succeeded byShujauddin Shaikh
Personal life
Born (1958-01-01) 1 January 1958 (age 66)
Sahiwal, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Parent
Main interest(s)Islamic philosophy, Quran and Sunnah, realism, rationalism
Notable work(s)Allama Iqbal Ki Aakhri Khwahish
EducationGovernment College, Lahore, University of the Punjab, Islamic Studies
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
MovementTanzeem-e-Islami
Muslim leader
Influenced by
WebsiteTanzeem-e-Islami website

Akif Saeed (also known as Hafiz Akif Saeed[1]) is a Pakistani scholar who was Ameer (leader) of Tanzeem-e-Islami party from 2002 to 2020.[2][3][4]

Biography

Akif Saeed was born in 1958 in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan. His father Israr Ahmed was an Islamic scholar of Pakistan and founded the Tanzeem-e-Islami an Islamic organization in 1975, after developing differences with Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Amir (leader) Abul A'la Maududi and was the leader of the organization from 1975 to 2002.[5] Akif Saeed then took over leadership of the organization and ran it from 2002 to August 2020.[5][6]

In April 2009, Akif Saeed led a protest rally and voiced his concern against the US drone attacks inside the borders of Pakistan and killing of innocent people by the NATO forces.[7]

In August 2020, Akif Saeed resigned from the organization leadership position due to health problems from heart ailments he had been suffering for the last few years, in addition he had tested positive a few months prior for COVID-19, noted scholar of the Quran, Shuja Uddin Sheikh, who had been with the organization for the last 22 years, was elected the new leader of the organization. The Shura of the organization (Central decision-making committee) accepted Akif Saeed's resignation and then elected the new leader.[5]

Literary works

See also

References

  1. ^ "خواجہ آصف کے کلمات انتہائی نامناسب' توبہ کریں:عاکف سعید". 12 July 2020.
  2. ^ Concern on UN demand The News International (newspaper), Published 14 April 2018, Retrieved 13 August 2020
  3. ^ Juan Eduardo Campo (2009). Akif Saeed - current Amir (leader) of Tanzeem-e-Islami. Infobase. p. 661. ISBN 9781438126968. Retrieved 13 August 2020 – via GoogleBooks. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Biography of Ameer Tanzeem-e-Islami Hafiz Akif Saeed". Tanzeem-e-Islami. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Asim Hussain (9 August 2020). "Shuja new Tanzim Islami ameer (leader)". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. ^ Shakeel Ahmad (2018). "A Research Paper on Tanzim-e-Islami Pakistan: A Socio-Religious Study (!975 - 2010)" (PDF). International Islamic University, Islamabad in collaboration with Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. ^ Call to stop drone attacks The News International (newspaper), Published 9 April 2009, Retrieved 13 August 2020
  8. ^ "علامہ اقبال کی آخری خواہش | ریختہ".


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