Abdur Razzaq Iskander
Shaykh al-Hadīth, Mawlānā Abdur Razzaq Iskander | |
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عبدالرزاق اسکندر | |
| 4th Chancellor of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia | |
| In office 2 November 1997 – 30 June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Habibullah Mukhtar |
| Succeeded by | Sulaiman Yousuf Banuri |
| 8th Emir of Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat | |
| In office 2015 – 30 June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Majeed Ludhianvi |
| Succeeded by | Nasiruddin Khakwani |
| 7th President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan | |
| In office 5 October 2017 – 30 June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Saleemullah Khan |
| Succeeded by | Taqi Usmani |
| 9th Vice President of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan | |
| In office 30 September 2001 – 5 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Hasan Jan |
| Succeeded by | Anwar-ul-Haq Haqqani |
| 5th president of Iqra Rozatul Atfal Trust | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Majeed Ludhianvi |
| Succeeded by | unknown |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1935 |
| Died | 30 June 2021 (aged 85–86) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
Abdur Razzaq Iskander (1935 – 30 June 2021; Urdu: عبد الرزاق اسکندر) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer. He was the chancellor and senior hadith-professor of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, emir of the Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat and the president of Wifaqul Madaris in Pakistan. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Karachi, Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, Islamic University of Madinah and the Al-Azhar University. He authored books such as At-Tarīqat al-Asriyyah and Tahafuzz-e-Madāris.