Akif Saeed

Akif Saeed was the Emir (leader) of Tanzeem-e-Islami party from 2002 to 2020.[1][2][3]

Hafiz

Akif Saeed
حافظ عاکف سعید
2nd Emir of Tanzeem-e-Islami
In office
2002–2020
Preceded byIsrar Ahmed
Succeeded byShujauddin Shaikh
Personal
Born (1958-01-01) 1 January 1958
Sahiwal, Montgomery District, Pakistan
ReligionIslam
NationalityPakistani
DenominationSunni
MovementTanzeem-e-Islami
Main interest(s)Islamic philosophy, Quran and Sunnah, realism, rationalism
EducationGovernment College, Lahore, University of the Punjab, Islamic Studies
Muslim leader
Period in officeTanzeem e Islami party leader from 2002 to 2020
WebsiteTanzeem-e-Islami website

Early life and career

Akif Saeed was born in 1958 in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan. His father Israr Ahmed was an Islamic scholar of Pakistan and founded Tanzeem-e-Islami party in 1975, after developing differences with Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Amir (leader) Abul A'la Maududi and was the leader of the party from 1975 to 2002.[4] Akif Saeed then took over the party leadership and ran it from 2002 to August 2020.[4][5]

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.[6]

In August 2020, Akif Saeed resigned from the party leadership position due to health problems for the past couple months with the Coronavirus disease 2019 and a noted scolar of the Quran, Shuja Uddin Sheikh, who had been with the party for the last 22 years, was elected the new leader of the party. The Shoora of the party (Central decision-making committee) accepted Akif Saeed's resignation and then elected the new leader.[4]

References
  1. Concern on UN demand The News International (newspaper), Published 14 April 2018, Retrieved 13 August 2020
  2. Juan Eduardo Campo (2009). Akif Saeed - current Amir (leader) of Tanzeem-e-Islami. Encyclopedia of Islam. p. 661. Retrieved 13 August 2020 – via GoogleBooks.
  3. "Biography of Ameer Tanzeem-e-Islami Hafiz Akif Saeed". Tanzeem-e-Islami. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. Asim Hussain (9 August 2020). "Shuja new Tanzim Islami ameer (leader)". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. Call to stop drone attacks The News International (newspaper), Published 9 April 2009, Retrieved 13 August 2020
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