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{{Infobox politician |name = Khadim Hussain Rizvi |native_name = |image = Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi TLP.jpg |office = Chairman of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan |deputy = |predecessor = Position established |successor = |term_start = 1 August 2015 |term_end = |birth_date = (1966-06-22) 22 June 1966 (age 58) |birth_place = Pakistan |nationality =  Pakistan |website = }} Khadim Hussain Rizvi (Template:Lang-ur) is a Pakistani Islamic preacher. He is also the founding chairman of Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan.

Early life

Khadim Rizvi was born in Attock in Punjab. He founded a political party, Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a political front for Tehreek Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYP). He has authority on the Hadith and also has memorized the Quran. He was active during the trial of Mumtaz Qadri, who assassinated Salmaan Taseer, the Punjab Governor, for opposing the blasphemy laws. Rizvi has been confined to a wheelchair since 2006 ever since an accident near Gujranwala. Rizvi was injured because the driver of his vehicle fell asleep while driving from Rawalpindi to Lahore.

Activism

Main article: 2017 Faizabad sit-in

On 6 November 2017, Rizvi organized a long march from Lahore to Islamabad against those involved in attempts to amend Ordinance XX. Rizvi was publicly criticised for creating an environment of intolerance.

References

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  5. "Tehreek Labik to hold Islamabad long march". Nation.com.pk. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. Hussain, Shaiq; Constable, Pamela (11 November 2017). "Large religious protests halt traffic in Islamabad and Rawalpindi". Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
  7. "Tehreek Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (SAW) protest continue - Times of Islamabad". TimesOfIslamabad.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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