Hafiz Saeed
Hafiz Saeed | |
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حافظ سعید | |
Saeed in 2019 | |
| Born | Hafiz Muhammad Saeed 5 June 1950 Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Post Graduation from University of the Punjab, Further studies from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Known for | Co-founding Lashkar-e-Taiba, 2008 Mumbai attacks in The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India |
| Political party | Milli Muslim League |
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| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | Abdul Rehman Makki (brother-in-law)[3] |
| Criminal charge | Terrorism, terror financing |
Wanted by | National Investigation Agency of India |
| Details | |
| Locations | House No. 116E, Mohalla Johar, Lahore, Pakistan[1] |
Date apprehended | 17 July 2019 |
| Imprisoned at | Central Jail Lahore, Pakistan |
Hafiz Muhammad Saeed[a] (born 5 June 1950) is a Pakistani militant and religious preacher convicted of terrorism.[4][5] He co-founded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT),[6][7][8] a Pakistan-based Islamist militant organization that is designated as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council,[9][10] India,[11] the United States,[12] the United Kingdom,[13] the European Union,[14] Australia,[15] and Russia.[16]
In July 2019, three months before the scheduled reviewal of Pakistan's action plan by the Financial Action Task Force, Saeed was arrested by Pakistani authorities and sentenced to an 11-year prison sentence.[17] In early April 2022, he was sentenced an additional 31 years for terror financing.[18]
The Pakistan Army is criticized for claiming they jailed him, when in fact he is being housed in a military-protected residence with a private park, vehicles, a mosque, a madrasa, and additional bodyguards. His location has been traced by various security agencies to House No. 116E, Mohalla Johar, Lahore, Pakistan.[19][20]
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It is also a banned organization in Britain since March 30, 2001.
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- ^ "Hafiz Saeed: Will Pakistan's 'terror cleric' stay in jail?". BBC News. 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Pakistan: Hafiz Saeed gets 31 years in jail for terror financing". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan raises Hafiz Saeed's security fourfold after J&K attack; Army drones deployed". India Today. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "India Today tracks Hafiz Saeed's safe haven in Lahore". India Today. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
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