Physical Stats & More
Height | 175 cm |
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Weight | 95kg |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black (dyed brown) |
Educational Qualification(s)
School | Not Known |
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High School | 1968 |
Bachelor's degree | 1970 |
First Masters degree | 1972 |
Second Masters degree | 1974 |
Specialization in the Arabic Language | Jamia Malik Saud (King Saud University) |
Personal Life
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Taurus |
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Hometown | Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan |
Religion | Islam |
Caste | Sunni Muslim |
Relationships & More
Marital Status | Married | ||||
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Children |
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Family
Father | Kamal-ud-Din (Farmer) | ||||
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Mother | Name Not Known | ||||
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Some Lesser Known Facts
Hafiz Saeed's smoking habits are not known. | |
Hafiz Saeed does not drink alcohol. | |
After the partition of India in 1947, his family moved to Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. | |
He worked as an Islamic Studies teacher at the University of Engineering and Technology in Pakistan. | |
He pursued further studies by enrolling at a university in Saudi Arabia in the early 1980s. | |
With support from Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence officers, he established Markaz Dawa-Wal-Irshad (also known as Lashkar-e-Taiba). | |
Hafiz Saeed focuses on recruiting youths, particularly teenagers in Jammu and Kashmir, using religious motivations. | |
He has been designated as a terrorist, and his organizations have been labeled as Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the United Nations. | |
In 2012, the United States offered a $10 million reward for information leading to his capture due to his role in the Mumbai Terror Attack. |