User:Khichi Dynasty
Zafar Iqbal ظفر اقبال | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Known for | Islam and science, Qur'anic studies and Islam |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Islamia University of Bahawalpur Saud bin Abdulaziz |
Zafar Iqbāl (Punjabi/Urdu: مظفر اقبال; born December 3, 1952, in Khanpur, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and author.
Career
[edit]Currently, Prof. Iqbal is the President of Al-Dawah Institute .Zafar Iqbal is a senior leader and co-founder of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba , which he formed in the late 1980s with current Lashkar-e-Tayyiba emir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed , and Lashkar-e-Tayyiba financier and senior member Mahmoud Mohammad Bahaziq.Zafar Iqbal has served in various Lashkar-e-Tayyiba/Jamaat-ud-Dawa senior leadership positions and was once considered the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba/Jamaat-ud-Dawa second-in-command. As of late 2010, Iqbal was in charge of the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba/Jamaat-ud-Dawa finance department. As of early 2010, Iqbal was also the director of the LeT/JuD education department, a position he has held since at least 2003. As the head of the LeT/JuD education department, Iqbal has been involved in recruiting activities on behalf of the group and preparing the curricula for schools run by Lashkar-e-Tayyiba/Jamaat-ud-Dawa in Pakistan. As of 2010, Iqbal was also the president of the LeT/JuD medical wing and secretary of a university trust created by Lashkar-e-Tayyiba/Jamaat-ud-Dawa to carry out unspecified activities on behalf of the group.
Zafar Iqbal has also been involved in LeT/JuD fundraising activities. As of 2008, Iqbal was identified as the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba/Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief of fundraising and had raised money for some LeT/JuD construction efforts. In 2010, Iqbal was personally involved in the construction of an LeT/JuD facility. In 1989-1990, Iqbal traveled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with LeT emir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed to request financial support from former Al-Qaida leader Usama bin Laden.
Early Life
[edit]Born in one of the Pakistani, well-known, prosperous landlord,(Zamindar) of Gujrat Sardar Ali Khan's house. Iqbal has five brothers, the elder of whom, Allah Bakhsh Khan Khichi, has died. As Amir Hamza, informed people about the news of his death in his published newspaper and wrote an article on him by giving the title of a 'golden tree'.