Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rahman

Muneeb-ur-Rehman (born 8 February 1945) is a Pakistani mufti and former chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee. He is a professor at Jinnah University for Women.

Life and education Muneeb-ur-Rehman was born on 8 February 1945 in a Pashtun family of the Tanoli tribe in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkwa, Pakistan. Ruet e Hilal Committee In 1998, Government of Pakistan appointed him chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee. He served for approximately 22 years as chairman and removed from his office on 30 December 2020. He is also considered as the Grand Mufti Of Pakistan by Sunni Barelvi.

Controversies In December 1999, Mohammed Yousuf Qureshi, a member of the committee from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, accused Muneeb-ur-Rehman and others of distrusting testimonies from his home province to make a hasty announcement that the new moon had not been sighted anywhere in the country. Arbaeen e Tijarat Wa Maeshat Tafheem-ul-Masail (12 Vol) Qanoon-e-Shariat Usool-e-Fiqah Islam Zakat Ke Masail