Asjad Raza Khan

Asjad Raza Khan (born 16 October 1970) Qaid-e-Millat is an Indian Islamic scholar who belongs to the Barelvi movement and a descendant of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi and son and successor of Akhtar Raza Khan, former Grand Mufti of India.

He is known by his followers as Ameer-e-Ahle Sunnat ("Leader of the Ahle al-Sunnat"), Mufti-e-Azam Hind ("Grand Mufti of India"), Qazi-ul-Quzzat ("Islamic Chief Justice") and Qaid-e-Millat ("Leader of the Nation"). He is serving the Principal of Jamiatur Raza since 2019. He has been featured in The Muslim Mirror 100: The Most Influential Indian Muslims of 2025, published by Muslim Mirror in the Islamic scholars category.

Early life Asjad Raza Khan was born as Muhammad Munawwar Raza Muhamid on 16 October 1970 (15 Sha‘ban 1390 AH) in Mohalla Khwaja Qutub, Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh. He is the son of Akhtar Raza Khan, who later served as the Grand Mufti of India.

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Statements and views

Extreme ideologies must be repelled After the bombings in Sri Lanka in 2019, Asjad Raza issued a strongly worded statement condemning the attacks and urging all nations to "repel the evil" and combat terrorist ideologies.

Demanding a ban on Zakir Naik Upon Zakir Naik being named as one of the influencers of the bombers in a terrorist attack in Bangladesh, Asjad said:

Asjad Raza also appealed to Muslim youth to refrain from listening to his speeches.

Refusal to recite the National Song Asjad Raza opposed the forced singing of the Vande Mataram song on Indian Independence Day at minority run educational institutions due to it being "un-Islamic", despite being ordered to by the Uttar Pradesh government.

Controversy Related to Salman Hasan Siddiqui On 29 July 2021, during a press conference Mannan Raza Khan alias Mannani Miyan, spoke out strongly against Asjad Raza, in July 2021 when reports emerged that Asjad Raza's son-in-law Salman Hasan Siddiqui had met privately with Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Mannani questioned Asjad Raza's qualifications for Qazi-al-Hindustan and suggested that he needed to present his educational qualifications for the role. Mannani Miyan stated that people were misusing the name of the Dargah Aala Hazrat for their own benefits. He said that if his brother, Akhtar Raza Khan, was alive, he would have been very disheartened with the situation. Mannani Miyan demanded Asjad Raza to renounce the charge of Qazi-al-Hindustan, that he dissolve Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa, and handover all documents to the family.

On 3 August 2021, Mannan Raza Khan alias Mannani Miyan said that my child has come home, I embrace him and I refute whatever I said in the press conference.