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Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi

1941 - 2010

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Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (Urdu: ریاض احمد گوھر شاہی) (born 25 November 1941) was a spiritual leader and founder of the spiritual groups RAGS International (now known as Messiah Foundation International) and Anjuman Serfaroshan-e-Islam. He is the author of a number of Urdu books on topics relating to spirituality, the most successful among these being Deen-e-Ilahi "The Religion of God" (2000), which was republished by Balboa Press, a division of Hay House and translated into English and other languages by Messiah Foundation International in 2012. RAGS International was renamed to Messiah Foundation International in 2000. MFI reports that Shahi claimed to be the Mahdi, Messiah, and Kalki Avatar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi is the 4,891st most popular writer (down from 4,706th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 77th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Pakistani Writer.

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Among writers, Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi ranks 4,891 out of 7,302. Before him are Antoni Malczewski, Kamala Surayya, Steven Erikson, Shōhei Ōoka, Yuri Nagibin, and Mary Oliver. After him are Norman Spinrad, Andreas Kalvos, Saint-Pol-Roux, Alex Garland, Heðin Brú, and William Gibson.

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Among people born in 1941, Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi ranks 425. Before him are Karel Urbánek, Martine Beswick, Edo de Waart, Rachid Boudjedra, Vadim Glowna, and Paul Theroux. After him are Yury Malyshev, Tim Hardin, Rafael Albrecht, Ileana Silai, Jacques Simon, and Fernando Serena. Among people deceased in 2010, Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi ranks 276. Before him are Jean-Paul Proust, Audouin Dollfus, Ángel Cabrera, Mariya Dolina, Nino Defilippis, and Dick Gibson. After him are Daisuke Gōri, Vladimir Maslachenko, Pavel Kolchin, Anneliese Rothenberger, Enrique Morente, and Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi ranks 86 out of 217. Before him are Yash Chopra (1932), Prithviraj Kapoor (1906), Nasirul Mulk (1950), Duleep Singh (1838), Art Malik (1952), and Sultan Bahu (1630). After him are Muhammad Mian Soomro (1950), Bulleh Shah (1680), Maryam Nawaz (1973), Birbal Sahni (1891), Gulzar (1934), and Ghulam Ali (1940).

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Among WRITERS In Pakistan

Among writers born in Pakistan, Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi ranks 11. Before him are Krishna Sobti (1925), Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1690), Rahman Baba (1632), Tariq Ali (1943), Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911), and Sultan Bahu (1630). After him are Bulleh Shah (1680), Bhisham Sahni (1915), Parveen Shakir (1952), Asma Barlas (1950), Mulk Raj Anand (1905), and Khushwant Singh (1915).

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