Tawqir Raza Khan | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Region | India |
| Political party | Ittehad-e-Millat Council |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Founder of | All India Muslim Personal Law Board (Jadeed) |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Qadri |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Barelvism |
Tawqir Raza Khan (Urdu: توقیر رضا خان, romanized: Tawqīr Raẓā Khān) is an Indian Islamic scholar and politician who is the founder of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council, a political party based in Uttar Pradesh. A figure of the Barelvi Sunni Muslims, Tawqir is a great-grandson of Ahmad Raza Khan.
Tawqir Raza Khan also heads the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (Jadeed) after he cut ties with the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, claiming discrimination by the Deobandis. Khan was elevated to the post of the Vice Chairman of his state's handloom department but resigned following the Muzaffarnagar riots. In 2016 he visited Deoband and met Deobandi scholars in an attempt to forge unity among Muslims. For this he was criticised by clerics from his own sect and apologised after being found guilty of commuting sin by a panel of religious clerics. Tawqir has also been accused of inciting hatred against Hindus.