RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Hafiz Saeed
1950 - Today

Hafiz Saeed
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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hafiz Saeed is the 1,305th most popular religious figure (up from 3,043rd in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 131st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Pakistani Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Hafiz Saeed ranks 1,305 out of 3,187. Before him are Umm Ayman, Marcabru, André Vingt-Trois, Balak, Piero Marini, and Madeleine Sophie Barat. After him are Raymond Nonnatus, Phinehas, Anuruddha, John of Montecorvino, Theophilus Presbyter, and Itta of Metz.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsUmm Ayman
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 1,299
Marcabru
1200 - 1150
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1,300
André Vingt-Trois
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1,301
Balak
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1,302
Piero Marini
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1,303
Madeleine Sophie Barat
1779 - 1865
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1,304
Hafiz Saeed
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 1,305
Raymond Nonnatus
1204 - 1240
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,306
Phinehas
1300 BC - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 1,307
Anuruddha
450 BC - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 1,308
John of Montecorvino
1246 - 1328
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 1,309
Theophilus Presbyter
1070 - 1125
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,310
Itta of Metz
592 - 652
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,311
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Hafiz Saeed ranks 109. Before him are Steve Hackett, Samantha Fox, Miki Manojlović, Michio Ashikaga, Seiichi Sakiya, and Mithun Chakraborty. After him are Ken Kutaragi, Tomomi Seo, Ubaldo Fillol, John Hughes, James Rothman, and Javier Clemente.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsSteve Hackett
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 103
Samantha Fox
ACTOR
1950 - 2020
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 104
Miki Manojlović
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 105
Michio Ashikaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 106
Seiichi Sakiya
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 107
Mithun Chakraborty
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 108
Hafiz Saeed
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 109
Ken Kutaragi
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 110
Tomomi Seo
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 111
Ubaldo Fillol
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 112
John Hughes
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - 2009
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 113
James Rothman
BIOLOGIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 114
Javier Clemente
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 115
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed ranks 42 out of 217. Before him are Malala Yousafzai (1997), Reginald Dyer (1864), Bahlul Lodi (1406), Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309), Imran Khan (1952), and Guru Ram Das (1534). After him are Raja Dahir (663), Gulzarilal Nanda (1898), Babita (1947), Naropa (1016), Malik Ghulam Muhammad (1895), and Amrita Pritam (1919).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsMalala Yousafzai
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1997 - Present
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 36
Reginald Dyer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1864 - 1927
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 37
Bahlul Lodi
POLITICIAN
1406 - 1489
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 38
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
POLITICIAN
1309 - 1388
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 39
Imran Khan
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 40
Guru Ram Das
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1534 - 1581
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 41
Hafiz Saeed
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 42
Raja Dahir
POLITICIAN
663 - 712
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 43
Gulzarilal Nanda
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1998
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 44
Babita
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 45
Naropa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1016 - 1100
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 46
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1956
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 47
Amrita Pritam
WRITER
1919 - 2005
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 48
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Pakistan
Among religious figures born in Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed ranks 3. Before him are Guru Nanak (1469), and Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1178). After him are Naropa (1016), Lokaksema (147), Valerian Gracias (1900), and Mirza Masroor Ahmad (1950).
Guru Nanak
1469 - 1539
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 1
Fariduddin Ganjshakar
1178 - 1265
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 2
Hafiz Saeed
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 3
Naropa
1016 - 1100
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 4
Lokaksema
147 - 200
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 5
Valerian Gracias
1900 - 1978
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 6
Mirza Masroor Ahmad
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 7