Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan

Sheikh
Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan
امیر محمد اکرم اعوان
Personal life
Born(1934-12-31)31 December 1934
Died7 December 2017(2017-12-07) (aged 82)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Citizenship British Indian (1934-1947)
Pakistani (1947-2017)
Notable work(s)Asrar at-Tanzeel
OccupationMufassir, Sheikh
Religious life
ReligionIslam
TariqaNaqshbandia Owaisiah
CreedSunni
Senior posting
Disciple ofAllah Yar Khan
AwardsRanked in the top 500 of the most influential Muslims
Websitewww.naqshbandiaowaisiah.org

Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan (Urdu: امیر محمد اکرم اعوان, Amīr Muḥammad Akram A'wān; 31 December 1934 in Noorpur Sethi, British India – 7 December 2017 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan) was an Islamic scholar and spiritual leader of the Naqshbandia Owaisiah order of Sufism. He belonged to Awan tribe. As a mufassir, he authored four exegeses (tafsir) of the Qur'an, including Asrar at-Tanzeel. Awan was dean of the Siqarah Education System and patron of the magazine Al-Murshid and of the Al-Falah Foundation.