Dr. Qibla Ayaz | |
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Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology | |
In office 6 November 2017 –21st May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Muhammad Khan Sherani |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Raghib Hussain Naeemi |
Personal details | |
Born | Bannu,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 6 October 1953
Education | Masters in Islamic Studies PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies |
Alma mater | University of Peshawar University of Edinburgh |
Qibla Ayaz is a scholar of Islamic Studies from Pakistan. He was the chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII). [1] [2] [3]
He was born on 6 October 1953 in Bannu,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan.
After earning his Masters in Islamic Studies from the University of Peshawar in 1975,in which he will serve as vice-chancellor later,he got his PhD from the University of Edinburgh in the field of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies in 1985,his unpublished thesis being,in 2 volumes,An unexploited source for the History of the Saljūqs:A translation of and critical commentary on the Akhbār Al-Dawlat Al-Sajūqiyya,under the supervision of Dr Carole Hillenbrand. [4]
On 14 June 2024,Dr. Qibla Ayaz was appointed as ad-hoc member of Supreme Court's Shariat Appellate Bench for a period of three years. [5]
He has published 5 books and more than 20 research articles. [6]