Hafiz Saeed
Hafiz Saeed | |
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حافظ سعید | |
Saeed in 2019 | |
| Born | Hafiz Muhammad Saeed 5 June 1950 |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Post-graduation from University of the Punjab, Further studies from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Known for | Co-founding Lashkar-e-Taiba, 2008 Mumbai attacks in The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India |
| Political party | Milli Muslim League |
| Board member of | |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | Abdul Rehman Makki (brother-in-law) |
| Criminal charge | Terrorism, terror financing |
| Penalty | 42 years' imprisonment |
Wanted by | National Investigation Agency of India |
Date apprehended | 17 July 2019 |
| Imprisoned at | Central Jail Lahore, Pakistan |
Hafiz Muhammad Saeed (born 5 June 1950) is a Pakistani militant and religious preacher convicted of terrorism. He co-founded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based Islamist militant organization that is designated as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council, India, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Australia, and Russia.
In July 2019, three months before the scheduled reviewal of Pakistan's action plan by the Financial Action Task Force, Saeed was arrested by Pakistani authorities and sentenced to an 11-year prison sentence. In early April 2022, he was sentenced an additional 31 years for terror financing.
The Pakistan Army claimed to have jailed him, but Indian media found him housed in a military-protected residence in the centre of Lahore with a private park, vehicles, a mosque, a madrasa, and additional bodyguards.