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{{Short description|Pakistani religious Islamic politician}}
{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox religious biography
{{Infobox religious biography
| name = Saad Hussain Rizvi
| name = Saad Hussain Rizvi
| native_name = {{nq|سعد حسین رضوی}}
| native_name = {{nq|سعد حسین رضوی}}
| image =
| image =
| caption = Saad Hussain Rizvi
| caption =
| nationality = Pakistani
| nationality = [[Pakistanis|Pakistani]]
| birth_place = [[Attock|Attock, Punjab, Pakistan]]<ref name="سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟">{{Cite web|title=سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟ |url=https://p.dw.com/p/3sL1b|website=www.dw.com}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Attock|Attock, Punjab, Pakistan]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]<ref name="سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟">{{Cite web|title=سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟ |url=https://p.dw.com/p/3sL1b|website=www.dw.com}}</ref>
| office1 = 2nd [[Emir|Ameer]] of [[Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan]]<ref name="سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟">{{Cite web|title=سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟ |url=https://p.dw.com/p/3sL1b|website=www.dw.com}}</ref>
| office1 = 2nd Leader of [[Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan|TLP]]
| party = [[Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan]]
| party = [[Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan|TLP]] (2020-present)
| predecessor1 = [[Khadim Hussain Rizvi]]
| predecessor1 = [[Khadim Hussain Rizvi]]
| father = [[Khadim Hussain Rizvi]]
| father = [[Khadim Hussain Rizvi]]<ref name="who is tlp new chief">{{Cite web|title=Who is TLP's new chief?|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/747057-who-is-tlps-new-chief|access-date=2020-11-27|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref>
| relatives =
| term_start1 = 21 November 2020
| education = [[Dars-i Nizami]]
| term_start1 = 21 November 2020
| religion = [[Islam]]
| religion = [[Islam]]
| denomination = [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]
| denomination = [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]
| jurisprudence = [[Hanafi]]
| jurisprudence = [[Hanafi]]
| movement = [[Barelvi]]
| movement = [[Barelvi]]
| relatives = [[Anas Hussain Rizvi]] (brother)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|21|df=y}}
}}
}}
'''Saad Hussain Rizvi''' ({{lang-ur|{{nq|سعد حسین رضوی}}}}) is the second [[Emir|Ameer]] of [[Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan]],<ref name="who is tlp new chief" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/indepth/features/tehreek-labbaik-campaigns-blasphemy-180705154014562.html|title=Tehreek-e-Labbaik: New far-right campaigns against 'blasphemy'|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1430925|title='We will not bow to extremists': Govt hits back after vicious campaign targets Atif Mian|last=Dawn.com|date=4 September 2018}}</ref> a [[Far-right politics|far-right]] Pakistani [[Islamist]] political party. He is the son of the TLP's founder [[Khadim Hussain Rizvi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=TLP Chiefs Son Hafiz Saad Rizvi Appointed As New Head Of The Party|url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/tlp-chiefs-son-hafiz-saad-rizvi-appointed-as-1092291.html|access-date=2021-01-03|website=UrduPoint|language=en}}</ref>
'''Saad Hussain Rizvi''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|سعد حسین رضوی}}}}) is a [[Pakistanis|Pakistani]] politician and the Second [[Emir|Ameer]] of [[Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan]] (TLP),<ref name="who is tlp new chief">{{Cite web|title=Who is TLP's new chief?|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/747057-who-is-tlps-new-chief|access-date=2020-11-27|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711071910/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/747057-who-is-tlps-new-chief|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/indepth/features/tehreek-labbaik-campaigns-blasphemy-180705154014562.html|title=Tehreek-e-Labbaik: New far-right campaigns against 'blasphemy'|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=20 December 2020|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922075531/https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/indepth/features/tehreek-labbaik-campaigns-blasphemy-180705154014562.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1430925|title='We will not bow to extremists': Govt hits back after vicious campaign targets Atif Mian|last=Dawn.com|date=4 September 2018|access-date=20 December 2020|archive-date=12 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112014913/https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1430925|url-status=live}}</ref> a [[Far-right politics|far-right]] Pakistani [[Islamism|Islamist]] political party, succeeding his late father [[Khadim Hussain Rizvi]], who founded it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TLP Chiefs Son Hafiz Saad Rizvi Appointed As New Head Of The Party |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/tlp-chiefs-son-hafiz-saad-rizvi-appointed-as-1092291.html |access-date=2021-01-03 |website=UrduPoint |language=en |archive-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417175655/https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/tlp-chiefs-son-hafiz-saad-rizvi-appointed-as-1092291.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life and education==
Saad Hussain Rizvi was born on 21 September 1994<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-21 |title=MM News |url=https://mmnews.tv/saad-rizvis-birthday-when-will-the-tlp-chief-be-released-from-jail/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |language=en-US |archive-date=28 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228234018/https://mmnews.tv/saad-rizvis-birthday-when-will-the-tlp-chief-be-released-from-jail/ |url-status=live }}</ref> into a [[Punjabi Muslims]] [[Awan (tribe)|Awan]] family from [[Pindi Gheb Tehsil|Pindi Gheb]], [[Attock District]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]] to Khadim Hussain Rizvi. He was brought up with his younger brother Anas Hussain Rizvi and four sisters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lodhi |first=Adnan |date=19 November 2020 |title=TLP chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi passes away |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2272840/tlp-chief-khadim-hussain-rizvi-passes-away?amp=1 |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903225140/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2272840/tlp-chief-khadim-hussain-rizvi-passes-away?amp=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Rizvi was born in Attock then moved to Lahore Masjid Rehmatal-lil-Almeen (Yateem Khanna Chowk, [[Lahore]]) where his father was Khateeb.<ref name="سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟">{{Cite web|title=سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟ |url=https://p.dw.com/p/3sL1b|website=www.dw.com}}</ref> He took admission in a local school at Yateem Khana Chowk near his residence "The Royal Grammar School" where he got his primary education. Afterwards, he joined his father's Madrassah Abbu Zar Ghaffari for Hifz-E-[[Quran]]. Later, he studied Qirat-o-Tajweed for a year as well.<ref name="سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟">{{Cite web|title=سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟ |url=https://p.dw.com/p/3sL1b|website=www.dw.com}}</ref> He is fluent in [[Arabic]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Urdu]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] languages.<ref name="سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟">{{Cite web|title=سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟ |url=https://p.dw.com/p/3sL1b|website=www.dw.com}}</ref>

==Education==
He is a well versed Hafiz-E-Quran, a Qari and have a strong grip on Sarf-O-Nahv [[Arabic]] & [[Persian language|Persian]] [[ Grammar ]] ), [[Tafsir]]-e-[[Quran]] , [[Hadith]] , Kalaam-E-Iqbal , [[Mevlana]] [[ Rumi ]] , [[ Hafez ]] [[ Shirazi ]] , Sheikh Saadi Sherazi, [[ Akbar Allahabadi ]] and many more.He is not [[ Muhaddis | Sheikh-ul-Hadees wal Tafseer]] like his Father [[ Khadim Hussain Rizvi ]] because of his very young age but he has been under the strict supervision of [[ Khadim Hussain Rizvi]] from the very beginning. After Hifz-e-[[Quran]] under his father [[Khadim Hussain Rizvi]]'s superintendence he again entered school for further education but as per ALLAH's will, he was not meant for English schooling. At that exact moment, when ''' Allama Hafiz Saad Hussain Rizvi ''' was just 13 years old, his Father [[ Khadim Hussain Rizvi ]] met a car accident near [[Attock]] Talagang Road due to negligence of driver which paralyzed [[ Khadim Hussain Rizvi ]] ’s both legs, this accident effected the schooling of ''' Allama Hafiz Saad Hussain Rizvi ''' a little and he earned matriculation certificate privately. Moreover, he joined Madrassah again where [[ Khadim Hussain Rizvi ]] was teaching, so that he could be closer to take proper care of him. Then he managed to complete his own [[Dars-e-Nizami]] education, equivalent to [[ Master's Degree ]] in [[ Arabic ]] & [[Persian language|Persian]] [[ Islamic Studies ]] in Higher Education System, under the supervision of [[ Khadim Hussain Rizvi ]] in Dar-ul-Uloom Nomaniyah, Bhati Gate, [[Lahore]] at the age of 23. He is fluent in [[ Arabic ]] , [[Persian language|Persian]] , [[ Urdu ]] & [[ Punjabi ]] languages. He has a good taste of [[ English ]] as well, due to his primary and secondary education at school.<ref name="سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟"></ref><ref name="who is tlp new chief" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1430925|title='We will not bow to extremists': Govt hits back after vicious campaign targets Atif Mian|last=Dawn.com|date=4 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=TLP Chiefs Son Hafiz Saad Rizvi Appointed As New Head Of The Party|url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/tlp-chiefs-son-hafiz-saad-rizvi-appointed-as-1092291.html|access-date=2021-01-03|website=UrduPoint|language=en}}</ref><ref name="سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟"></ref>


Saad Rizvi initially moved to [[Lahore]]’s Jamia Masjid Rehmatallil Alameen, where his father was a preacher. He then attended the Royal Grammar School and joined his father's Madrassa Abu Zar Ghaffari for [[Hafiz (Quran)|Hifz-e-Qur’an]]. Later, he studied [[Qiraʼat|Qirat]] and [[Tajwid|Tajweed]] for a year. After matriculation, he attended various madrasas in Pakistan to continue his Islamic education, eventually studying the [[Dars-i Nizami]] curriculum for eight years. As a result of his religious education, Saad Rizvi is fluent in [[Arabic]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Urdu]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] languages.<ref name="سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟">{{Cite web |last=Sattar |first=Abdul |date=21 April 2021 |title=سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟ |url=https://p.dw.com/p/3sL1b |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=[[Deutsche Welle]]}}</ref>


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
Saad Hussain Rizvi joined [[Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan]] in 2015. He served as the Deputy Secretary-General of the party. In November 2020, after the death of his father [[Khadim Hussain Rizvi]], Saad Rizvi became the second [[Emir|Ameer]] of [[Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan]].<ref name="who is tlp new chief" />
Rizvi joined [[Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan]] in 2015 as a founding member. He served as the Deputy Secretary-General of the party. In November 2020, after the death of his father [[Khadim Hussain Rizvi]], Saad Rizvi was appointed as the leader of [[Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan]].<ref name="who is tlp new chief" />


===2021 protests===
===2021 protests===
{{Main|2021 Pakistani protests|October 2021 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests}}
{{Main|2021 Pakistani protests|October 2021 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests}}
On 12 April 2021, the Government of Pakistan arrested Rizvi in [[Lahore]] and charged under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (ATA), which further angered protesters, causing widespread unrest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dawn.com|date=2021-04-15|title=Government bans TLP under anti-terrorism law|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1618391|access-date=2021-04-18|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Banned party TLP's chief Saad Rizvi placed on fourth schedule, assets frozen|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/345893-banned-party-tlp-chief-saad-rizvi-placed-on-fourth-schedule-assets-frozen|access-date=2021-04-18|website=www.geo.tv|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2021-04-17|title=Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik fuels anti-France violence in Pakistans|url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210417-islamist-party-tehrik-e-labbaik-fuels-anti-france-violence-in-pakistan|access-date=2021-04-18|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Pakistan has banned TLP. What will happen next? {{!}} SAMAA|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2021/04/pakistan-has-banned-tlp-what-will-happen-next/|access-date=2021-04-18|website=Samaa TV|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/tehreek-e-labbaik-pakistan-saad-hussain-rizvi-protests-imran-khan-7281260/|title=Explained: Who are the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, the extremist group behind the ongoing crisis in Pak?|date=27 April 2021}}</ref>
On 12 April 2021, the Government of Pakistan arrested Rizvi in [[Lahore]] and charged under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (ATA), which caused unrest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dawn.com|date=2021-04-15|title=Government bans TLP under anti-terrorism law|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1618391|access-date=2021-04-18|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|archive-date=14 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014022124/https://www.dawn.com/news/1618391|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Banned party TLP's chief Saad Rizvi placed on fourth schedule, assets frozen|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/345893-banned-party-tlp-chief-saad-rizvi-placed-on-fourth-schedule-assets-frozen|access-date=2021-04-18|website=www.geo.tv|language=en|archive-date=15 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015123211/https://www.geo.tv/latest/345893-banned-party-tlp-chief-saad-rizvi-placed-on-fourth-schedule-assets-frozen|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2021-04-17|title=Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik fuels anti-France violence in Pakistans|url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210417-islamist-party-tehrik-e-labbaik-fuels-anti-france-violence-in-pakistan|access-date=2021-04-18|website=France 24|language=en|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019021528/https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210417-islamist-party-tehrik-e-labbaik-fuels-anti-france-violence-in-pakistan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Pakistan has banned TLP. What will happen next? {{!}} SAMAA|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2021/04/pakistan-has-banned-tlp-what-will-happen-next/|access-date=2021-04-18|website=Samaa TV|language=en-US|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711022849/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2021/04/pakistan-has-banned-tlp-what-will-happen-next/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/tehreek-e-labbaik-pakistan-saad-hussain-rizvi-protests-imran-khan-7281260/|title=Explained: Who are the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, the extremist group behind the ongoing crisis in Pak?|date=27 April 2021|access-date=20 April 2021|archive-date=25 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425231808/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/tehreek-e-labbaik-pakistan-saad-hussain-rizvi-protests-imran-khan-7281260/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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Atiq Ahmed, the [[public relations officer]] of [[Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)|Punjab Prisons]] said on 20 April that Rizvi had been released. Lahore's Jail Superintendent Asad Warraich, however, said he did not know of any such release and they had received no order to release him.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gabol|first=Imran|date=20 April 2021|title=Conflicting reports emerge on TLP chief Saad Rizvi's release from Lahore jail|language=en|work=dawn.com|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1618944|access-date=1 May 2021|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611015759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1618944|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ministry of Interior (Pakistan)|Interior Minister]] [[Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad]] later confirmed that Rizvi had not been freed.<ref>{{cite news|date=29 April 2021|title=TLP chief Saad Rizvi remains under arrest under terrorism law: Rasheed|language=en|work=The Express Tribune|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/346497-sheikh-rasheed-says-tlp-chief-saad-rizvi-arrested-under-ata-laws|access-date=1 May 2021|archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506061826/https://www.geo.tv/latest/346497-sheikh-rasheed-says-tlp-chief-saad-rizvi-arrested-under-ata-laws|url-status=live}}</ref>

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A review board of the [[Lahore High Court]] rejected extending Saad's detention on 8 July, stating the government had no evidence to keep him in custody.<ref>{{cite news|date=8 July 2021|title=Review board orders release of TLP chief|language=en|work=The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2309482/review-board-orders-release-of-tlp-chief|access-date=14 July 2021|archive-date=14 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714092809/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2309482/review-board-orders-release-of-tlp-chief|url-status=live}}</ref> His detention was however later extended by the government for 90 days under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.<ref>{{cite news|date=13 July 2021|title=Plea against Saad Rizvi's detention disposed of|language=en|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1634769/plea-against-saad-rizvis-detention-disposed-of|access-date=14 July 2021|archive-date=14 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714091759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1634769/plea-against-saad-rizvis-detention-disposed-of|url-status=live}}</ref> The Lahore High Court ruled his detention illegal on 1 October, in response to a petition filed by his uncle.<ref>{{cite news|date=1 October 2021|title=LHC declares TLP chief Saad Rizvi's detention illegal|first=Rana|last=Bilal|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1649518|access-date=27 November 2021|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126205655/https://www.dawn.com/news/1649518|url-status=live}}</ref> The federal review board of the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan|Supreme Court]] however extended his detention by a month on the next day.<ref>{{cite news|date=3 October 2021|title=Supreme Court extends detention of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan leader|first=Aamir|last=Saeed|work=[[Arab News]]|url=https://www.arabnews.pk/node/1940616/pakistan|access-date=17 September 2021|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003081418/https://www.arabnews.pk/node/1940616/pakistan|url-status=live}}</ref>

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The [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan|Government of Punjab]] later appealed to the Supreme Court against the Lahore High Court's decision, but it handed over the case on 12 October to a two-member special bench of the Lahore High Court to decide.<ref>{{cite news|date=12 October 2021|title=SC remands Saad Rizvi's detention case back to LHC for two-member special bench to decide|first=Rana|last=Bilal|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1651601|access-date=27 November 2021|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126210340/https://www.dawn.com/news/1651601|url-status=live}}</ref> The TLP later again took to [[October 2021 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests|protests]] to demand his release.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/three-pakistani-police-killed-clashes-with-banned-islamists-2021-10-22/|title=Three Pakistani police killed in clashes with banned Islamists|first1=Mubasher|last1=Bukhari|first2=Ashif|last2=Shahzad|work=Reuters|date=22 October 2021|access-date=27 November 2021|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126212421/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/three-pakistani-police-killed-clashes-with-banned-islamists-2021-10-22/|url-status=live}}</ref> After a deal reached between the [[Government of Pakistan]] and the TLP, the ban on the organization was removed and Rizvi's name was removed from the terrorism watchlist on 12 November.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-takes-islamist-off-terrorism-list-under-deal-end-protests-2021-11-11/|title=Pakistan takes Islamist off terrorism list under deal to end protests|first=Mubasher|last=Bukhari|work=Reuters|date=11 November 2021|access-date=27 November 2021|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126213107/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-takes-islamist-off-terrorism-list-under-deal-end-protests-2021-11-11/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was released from prison on 18 November.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-frees-hardline-islamist-under-deal-end-violence-2021-11-18/|title=Pakistan frees hardline Islamist under a deal to end violence|first=Mubasher|last=Bukhari|work=Reuters|date=18 November 2021|access-date=18 November 2021|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118132240/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-frees-hardline-islamist-under-deal-end-violence-2021-11-18/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|agency=Reuters|date=19 November 2021|title=Pakistan frees hardline Islamist leader Saad Hussain Rizvi under deal to end violence|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/saad-hussain-rizvi-freed-pakistan-tlp-deal-to-end-violent-protests-1878411-2021-11-19|access-date=2021-11-19|magazine=India Today|language=en|archive-date=19 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119072814/https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/saad-hussain-rizvi-freed-pakistan-tlp-deal-to-end-violent-protests-1878411-2021-11-19|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== Controversial speeches ===
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Attiq Ahmed, the [[public relations officer]] of [[Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)|Punjab Prisons]] said on 20 April that Saad Rizvi had been released. Lahore's Jail Superintendent Asad Warraich however said he didn't know of any such release and they had received no order to release him.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gabol|first=Imran|date=20 April 2021|title=Conflicting reports emerge on TLP chief Saad Rizvi's release from Lahore jail|language=en|work=dawn.com|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1618944|access-date=1 May 2021}}</ref> [[Ministry of Interior (Pakistan)|Interior Minister]] [[Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad]] later confirmed that Rizvi had not been freed.<ref>{{cite news|date=29 April 2021|title=TLP chief Saad Rizvi remains under arrest under terrorism law: Rasheed|language=en|work=The Express Tribune|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/346497-sheikh-rasheed-says-tlp-chief-saad-rizvi-arrested-under-ata-laws|access-date=1 May 2021}}</ref>
The image of Rizvi remains controversial due to his speeches, promoting hate and violence against minorities, particularly [[Ahmadiyya]]
community.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Fatima |first1=Areeba |last2=Khan |first2=Umer Zaib |last3=Khan |first3=Areeba Fatimaand Umer Zaib Khan and Umer Zaib |date=2022-04-04 |title=Worrying Levels Of Support For Terrorist Organisations On Facebook |url=https://digitalrightsmonitor.pk/worrying-levels-of-support-for-terrorist-organisations-on-facebook/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Digital Rights Monitor |language=en-US |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821130100/https://digitalrightsmonitor.pk/worrying-levels-of-support-for-terrorist-organisations-on-facebook/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Oftentimes, he has made vituperative remarks against minorities and people accused of blasphemy, threatening to wipe him out who does blasphemy against the Prophet of Islam.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pk |first=Voice |date=2023-07-24 |title=TLP calls for protests on Youm-e-Aashur against Ahmadiyya Muslim community |url=https://voicepk.net/2023/07/tlp-calls-for-protests-on-youm-e-aashur-against-ahmadiyya-community/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Voicepk.net |language=en-US |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821130050/https://voicepk.net/2023/07/tlp-calls-for-protests-on-youm-e-aashur-against-ahmadiyya-community/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 2023 [[2023 Quran burnings in Sweden|Quran burnings in Sweden]], he demanded from the [[Government of Pakistan]] that war be declared against [[Sweden]] to put such blasphemous incidents to an end. To deal with the [[2022–2023 Pakistani economic crisis|severe economic crisis]] Pakistan was going through, Rizvi, in one of his speeches, suggested to the Government of Pakistan that there was no need to undertake talks with nations and IMF for economic aid, rather the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] and the [[Cabinet of Pakistan|Cabinet]] should take the [[Quran]] in one hand, the nuclear bomb in the other and threaten other nations for money.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WATCH {{!}} Islamist leader tells Pak: Demand money from nations with 'atom bomb' in hand |url=https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/watch-islamist-leader-says-pak-govt-should-demand-money-from-the-world-with-atom-bomb-in-hand-558344 |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=WION |date=2 February 2023 |language=en-us |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821130050/https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/watch-islamist-leader-says-pak-govt-should-demand-money-from-the-world-with-atom-bomb-in-hand-558344 |url-status=live }}</ref> In his speech Rizvi stated:<blockquote>"They are sending the prime minister ([[Shehbaz Sharif]]), his entire cabinet and chief of army staff to other countries to beg for economic aid… I ask why are they doing this? They said the Pakistani economy is in danger… Instead, I advise them to take Quran in one hand and the atom bomb suitcase in the other, and take the cabinet to Sweden, and say that we have come for the security of Quran. If this entire universe does not fall under your feet, then you can change my name".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Krishankant |date=2023-02-06 |title=Take the Quran in one hand and the atom bomb box in the other, you will get blessings - Hafiz Saad Rizvi. |url=https://www.mondayindia.com/take-the-quran-in-one-hand-and-the-atom-bomb-box-in-the-other-you-will-get-blessings-hafiz-saad-rizvi/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Monday India |language=en-US |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821130050/https://www.mondayindia.com/take-the-quran-in-one-hand-and-the-atom-bomb-box-in-the-other-you-will-get-blessings-hafiz-saad-rizvi/ |url-status=live }}</ref></blockquote>


In September 2024, Rizvi was sentenced to four years by a court in the Netherlands after standing [[trial in absentia]] on charges of incitement to murder the anti-Islam politician [[Geert Wilders]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/wilders-islam-threats-pakistan-court-e3ad66c0b56a017df189524a2403b610 |title=A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders |work=Associated Press |date=9 September 2024 |access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> Pakistan did not force him to appear in court as requested.<ref>{{cite news |title=2 Pakistani religio-political leaders convicted of incitement to kill far-right Dutch politician |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1857958/2-pakistani-religio-political-leaders-convicted-of-incitement-to-kill-far-right-dutch-politician |work=DAWN |date=9 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
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A review board of the [[Lahore High Court]] rejected extending Saad's detention on 8 July, stating the government had no evidence to keep him in custody.<ref>{{cite news|date=8 July 2021|title=Review board orders release of TLP chief|language=en|work=The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2309482/review-board-orders-release-of-tlp-chief|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> His detention was however later extended by the government for 90 days under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.<ref>{{cite news|date=13 July 2021|title=Plea against Saad Rizvi's detention disposed of|language=en|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1634769/plea-against-saad-rizvis-detention-disposed-of|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> The Lahore High Court ruled his detention illegal on 1 October, in response to a petition filed by his uncle.<ref>{{cite news|date=1 October 2021|title=LHC declares TLP chief Saad Rizvi's detention illegal|author=Rana Bilal|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1649518|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref> The federal review board of the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan|Supreme Court]] however extended his detention by a month on the next day.<ref>{{cite news|date=3 October 2021|title=Supreme Court extends detention of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan leader|author=Aamir Saeed|work=[[Arab News]]|url=https://www.arabnews.pk/node/1940616/pakistan|access-date=17 September 2021}}</ref>


== Public image ==
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The [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan|Government of Punjab]] later appealed to the Supreme Court against the Lahore High Court's decision, but it handed over the case on 12 October to a two-member special bench of the Lahore High Court to decide.<ref>{{cite news|date=12 October 2021|title=SC remands Saad Rizvi's detention case back to LHC for two-member special bench to decide|author=Rana Bilal|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1651601|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref> The TLP later again took to [[October 2021 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests|protests]] to demand his release.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/three-pakistani-police-killed-clashes-with-banned-islamists-2021-10-22/|title=Three Pakistani police killed in clashes with banned Islamists|author1=Mubasher Bukhari|author2=Ashif Shahzad|work=Reuters|date=22 October 2021|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref> After a deal reached between the [[Government of Pakistan]] and the TLP, the ban on the organisation was removed and Rizvi's name was removed from the terrorism watchlist on 12 November.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-takes-islamist-off-terrorism-list-under-deal-end-protests-2021-11-11/|title=Pakistan takes Islamist off terrorism list under deal to end protests|author=Mubasher Bukhari|work=Reuters|date=11 November 2021|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref> He was released from prison on 18 November.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-frees-hardline-islamist-under-deal-end-violence-2021-11-18/|title=Pakistan frees hardline Islamist under a deal to end violence|author=Mubasher Bukhari|work=Reuters|date=18 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=LahoreNovember 19|first1=Reuters|last2=November 19|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 08:14|title=Pakistan frees hardline Islamist leader Saad Hussain Rizvi under deal to end violence|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/saad-hussain-rizvi-freed-pakistan-tlp-deal-to-end-violent-protests-1878411-2021-11-19|access-date=2021-11-19|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
In 2023, a nationally representative [[Gallup Pakistan]] survey conducted in June, ''National Public Opinion Poll'', showed that Rizvi had a 38% approval rating among the respondents, making him the second most appreciated leader in the country after [[Imran Khan]] with 60%, and ahead of veteran politicians such as [[Nawaz Sharif]] (with 36%).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siddiqui |first=Zain Ul Abideen |date=29 September 2023 |title=Army most popular institution in Pakistan: Gallup survey |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2438260/army-most-popular-institution-in-pakistan-gallup-survey |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |quote=Saad Rizvi, the chief of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), secured a distant second place with a 38 percent approval rating (...) |access-date=29 September 2023 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110044155/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2438260/army-most-popular-institution-in-pakistan-gallup-survey |url-status=live }}</ref>


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Saad Hussain Rizvi
سعد حسین رضوی
2nd Leader of TLP
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 November 2020
Preceded byKhadim Hussain Rizvi
Personal life
Born (1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 30)
Attock, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Parent
Political partyTLP (2020-present)
EducationDars-i Nizami
OccupationPolitician
RelativesAnas Hussain Rizvi (brother)
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementBarelvi

Saad Hussain Rizvi (Urdu: سعد حسین رضوی) is a Pakistani politician and the Second Ameer of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP),[1][2][3] a far-right Pakistani Islamist political party, succeeding his late father Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who founded it.[4]

Early life and education

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Saad Hussain Rizvi was born on 21 September 1994[5] into a Punjabi Muslims Awan family from Pindi Gheb, Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan to Khadim Hussain Rizvi. He was brought up with his younger brother Anas Hussain Rizvi and four sisters.[6]

Saad Rizvi initially moved to Lahore’s Jamia Masjid Rehmatallil Alameen, where his father was a preacher. He then attended the Royal Grammar School and joined his father's Madrassa Abu Zar Ghaffari for Hifz-e-Qur’an. Later, he studied Qirat and Tajweed for a year. After matriculation, he attended various madrasas in Pakistan to continue his Islamic education, eventually studying the Dars-i Nizami curriculum for eight years. As a result of his religious education, Saad Rizvi is fluent in Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Punjabi languages.[7]

Political career

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Rizvi joined Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan in 2015 as a founding member. He served as the Deputy Secretary-General of the party. In November 2020, after the death of his father Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Saad Rizvi was appointed as the leader of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan.[1]

2021 protests

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Main articles: 2021 Pakistani protests and October 2021 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests

On 12 April 2021, the Government of Pakistan arrested Rizvi in Lahore and charged under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (ATA), which caused unrest.[8][9][10][11][12]

Atiq Ahmed, the public relations officer of Punjab Prisons said on 20 April that Rizvi had been released. Lahore's Jail Superintendent Asad Warraich, however, said he did not know of any such release and they had received no order to release him.[13] Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad later confirmed that Rizvi had not been freed.[14]

A review board of the Lahore High Court rejected extending Saad's detention on 8 July, stating the government had no evidence to keep him in custody.[15] His detention was however later extended by the government for 90 days under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.[16] The Lahore High Court ruled his detention illegal on 1 October, in response to a petition filed by his uncle.[17] The federal review board of the Supreme Court however extended his detention by a month on the next day.[18]

The Government of Punjab later appealed to the Supreme Court against the Lahore High Court's decision, but it handed over the case on 12 October to a two-member special bench of the Lahore High Court to decide.[19] The TLP later again took to protests to demand his release.[20] After a deal reached between the Government of Pakistan and the TLP, the ban on the organization was removed and Rizvi's name was removed from the terrorism watchlist on 12 November.[21] He was released from prison on 18 November.[22][23]

Controversial speeches

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The image of Rizvi remains controversial due to his speeches, promoting hate and violence against minorities, particularly Ahmadiyya

community.[24] Oftentimes, he has made vituperative remarks against minorities and people accused of blasphemy, threatening to wipe him out who does blasphemy against the Prophet of Islam.[25] During the 2023 Quran burnings in Sweden, he demanded from the Government of Pakistan that war be declared against Sweden to put such blasphemous incidents to an end. To deal with the severe economic crisis Pakistan was going through, Rizvi, in one of his speeches, suggested to the Government of Pakistan that there was no need to undertake talks with nations and IMF for economic aid, rather the Prime Minister and the Cabinet should take the Quran in one hand, the nuclear bomb in the other and threaten other nations for money.[26] In his speech Rizvi stated:

"They are sending the prime minister (Shehbaz Sharif), his entire cabinet and chief of army staff to other countries to beg for economic aid… I ask why are they doing this? They said the Pakistani economy is in danger… Instead, I advise them to take Quran in one hand and the atom bomb suitcase in the other, and take the cabinet to Sweden, and say that we have come for the security of Quran. If this entire universe does not fall under your feet, then you can change my name".[27]

In September 2024, Rizvi was sentenced to four years by a court in the Netherlands after standing trial in absentia on charges of incitement to murder the anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders.[28] Pakistan did not force him to appear in court as requested.[29]

Public image

[edit]

In 2023, a nationally representative Gallup Pakistan survey conducted in June, National Public Opinion Poll, showed that Rizvi had a 38% approval rating among the respondents, making him the second most appreciated leader in the country after Imran Khan with 60%, and ahead of veteran politicians such as Nawaz Sharif (with 36%).[30]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Who is TLP's new chief?". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Tehreek-e-Labbaik: New far-right campaigns against 'blasphemy'". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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  4. ^ "TLP Chiefs Son Hafiz Saad Rizvi Appointed As New Head Of The Party". UrduPoint. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. ^ "MM News". 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ^ Lodhi, Adnan (19 November 2020). "TLP chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi passes away". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ^ Sattar, Abdul (21 April 2021). "سعد حسین رضوی کون ہیں؟". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. ^ Dawn.com (15 April 2021). "Government bans TLP under anti-terrorism law". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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  17. ^ Bilal, Rana (1 October 2021). "LHC declares TLP chief Saad Rizvi's detention illegal". Dawn. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  18. ^ Saeed, Aamir (3 October 2021). "Supreme Court extends detention of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan leader". Arab News. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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  20. ^ Bukhari, Mubasher; Shahzad, Ashif (22 October 2021). "Three Pakistani police killed in clashes with banned Islamists". Reuters. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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  22. ^ Bukhari, Mubasher (18 November 2021). "Pakistan frees hardline Islamist under a deal to end violence". Reuters. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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  24. ^ Fatima, Areeba; Khan, Umer Zaib; Khan, Areeba Fatimaand Umer Zaib Khan and Umer Zaib (4 April 2022). "Worrying Levels Of Support For Terrorist Organisations On Facebook". Digital Rights Monitor. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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  30. ^ Siddiqui, Zain Ul Abideen (29 September 2023). "Army most popular institution in Pakistan: Gallup survey". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2023. Saad Rizvi, the chief of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), secured a distant second place with a 38 percent approval rating (...)
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