Tariq Jamil Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family

Tariq Jamil is a Pakistani Islamic television preacher, religious writer, scholar, and a member of the Tablighi Jamaat who has been awarded Pride of Performance (an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with “notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, and nursing”).

Full Name

Maulana Tariq Jamil

Nick Name

Tariq

Sun Sign

Libra

Born Place

Mian Channu, Punjab, Pakistan

Residence

Punjab, Pakistan

Nationality

Education

Tariq Jamil studied at Central Model School, Lahore, a public school located in Lahore, Punjab. He then got enrolled at Government College University in Lahore and completed a pre-medical education. Later on, he joined King Edward Medical College in order to pursue an MBBS degree but eventually dropped out as he decided to pursue religious education.

After that, Tariq Jamil attended Jamia Arabia, Raiwind and received his Islamic education. During his time there, he studied the Qur’an, hadiths, Sufism, logic, and Islamic jurisprudence.

Occupation

Islamic Television Preacher, Religious Writer, Scholar, Member of the Tablighi Jamaat

Family

• Siblings – Dr. Muhammad Tahir Kamal Sahu (Younger Brother) (A well-known cardiologist who has worked at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore, Pakistan)

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 6 in or 167.5 cm

Weight

66 kg or 145.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Note – Tariq Jamil had 2 sons, namely, Asim Jamil (died in 2023) and Maulana Yousaf Jamil.

Race / Ethnicity

Asian (Pakistani)

Tariq Jamil is of Punjabi Rajput descent.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Sports a beard

Religion

Islam

Denomination

Sunni

Jurisprudence

Hanafi

Movement

Deobandi

Tariq Jamil Facts

1. He was born into a well-off Punjabi Rajput family of large landholders descending from Prithviraj Chauhan, a 12th-century ruler who was a king from the Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty and ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha.
2. During the reign of Sher Shah Suri (the founder of the Sur Empire in India) in the 16th century, Tariq Jamil’s family ruled Tulamba (a town close to Mian Channu).
3. Tariq Jamil comes from a school of thought called Deobandi and has globally delivered a number of sermons that focus on “self-purification, avoidance of violence, observance of Allah’s orders and pursuing the way of Prophet Muhammad”.
4. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he went on to blame God’s wrath on dishonesty in society and the immodesty of women for the outbreak and spread of the virus in 2020. He said, “when a Muslim’s daughter practices immodesty and the youth(boys) indulges in immorality, then Allah’s torment is unto such a nation.” His remarks received widespread criticism from many human rights proponents and other members of Pakistani society with Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari saying that “misogynistic’ and ‘ignorant’ comments blaming women and youth for the ongoing coronavirus crisis were ‘absolutely unacceptable”.
5. In March 2021, Tariq Jamil launched his flagship clothing brand called MTJ Brand and has claimed that the revenue from the business is used to fund his madrassahs as well as for building schools and hospitals in the country.
6. As of 2023, the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Jordan has named Tariq Jamil as one of “The 500 Most Influential Muslims” in the world every year since 2012.
7. He has launched a non-profit organization called the Maulana Tariq Jamil Foundation which has been described as a project that gathers funds for social work, health, and education to serve the people of Pakistan.

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