Sahibzada Hamid Raza
Sahibzada Hamid Raza | |
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صاحبزادہ حامد رضا | |
 Raza at a PTI press conference in 2024. | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 29 February 2024 – 5 August 2025 | |
| Constituency | NA-104 Faisalabad-X |
| Chairman of SIC | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | SIC (2009-present) |
| Relations | Sardar Ahmad Chishti (grandfather) |
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Sahibzada Muhammad Hamid Raza (Urdu: صاحبزادہ محمد حامد رضا) is a Pakistani religious scholar and politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from February 2024 to August 2025.
He is the current chairman of the SIC, a political alliance of many Islamism and more specifically Barelvi movement oriented parties.[1]
Early life and family
[edit]Sahibzada Hamid Raza is a son of former federal minister and religious scholar Sahibzada Fazal Karim, who passed away in 2013.[1] He belongs to a Punjabi Jat family and has four siblings, his paternal grandfather Sardar Ahmad Chishti having also been an influential religious figure.[2]
Political career
[edit]Raza was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 2024 Pakistani general election from NA-104 Faisalabad-X as an independent candidate supported by SIC. He received 132,655 votes while runner-up Daniyal Ahmed of PMLN received 92,610 votes.[3][4]
In February 2024, he announced an alliance with PTI.[5] Most PTI-backed independent candidates who won their MNA seats formally joined the PTI.[6]
On 31 July 2025, Raza and 195 others were convicted by a court in Faisalabad and sentenced to up to 10 years' imprisonment over the 2023 Pakistani protests. On 5 August 2025, Election Commission of Pakistan disqualified him due to his conviction.[7][8]
Controversies
[edit]ISI attack
[edit]In May 2023, he was arrested related to ISI attack case.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sunni Ittehad Council leader Hamid Raza arrested in ISI office attack case". DAWN.COM. 20 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Islam, Shamsul (16 April 2013). "Transitions: Sunni Ittehad Council Chairman Sahibzada Fazal Karim dies". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "NA-104 - Faisalabad 10". Dunya News. 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "NA-104 Faisalabad 10". Geo News. 17 February 2024. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Junaidi, Ikram (20 February 2024). "PTI 'merges' with seatless party for three assemblies". Dawn News. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "86 PTI-backed lawmakers officially join Sunni Ittehad Council so far". Samaa TV. 21 February 2024. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan watchdog disqualifies National Assembly opposition leader, other Imran Khan aides after riot convictions". Arab News. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Pakistani opposition leader and nearly 200 Imran Khan supporters sentenced over 2023 riots". AP News. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.