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Hafiz Saeed | |
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حافظ سعید | |
 Saeed in 2019 | |
| Born | Hafiz Muhammad Saeed 5 June 1950[1] Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| 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 |
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| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | Abdul Rehman Makki (brother-in-law)[3] |
| Motive | To bring Islamic rule in Pakistan |
| Criminal charge | Terrorism, terror financing |
| Penalty | Death |
Wanted by | National Investigation Agency of India |
Date apprehended | 17 July 2019 |
| Imprisoned at | Central Jail Lahore, Pakistan |
Hafiz Muhammad Saeed (Urdu: حافظ محمد سعید, born 5 June 1950)[4] is a Pakistani Islamist[5][6] terrorist, who co-founded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT),[7][8][9] a Pakistan-based Islamist terrorist-militant organization that is designated as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council,[10][11] India,[12] the United States,[13] the United Kingdom,[14] the European Union,[15] Australia,[16] and Russia.[17] He is listed on India's NIA Most Wanted.[18][19] In April 2012, the United States placed a bounty of US$10 million[20] on Saeed for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 civilians. While India officially supported the American move, there were protests against it in Pakistan.[21][22][23]
After the 2008 Mumbai attacks, he was designated by the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee of the Security Council.[24] He is also listed on the United States Department of the Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.[25]
India has demanded that Saeed be handed over into Indian custody by Pakistan; however, there is no extradition agreement between the two countries.[26] Saeed has denied ever being a leader of LeT and has said all allegations that he planned attacks in India are baseless.[27][28]
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.[29] In early April 2022, he was sentenced an additional 31 years for terror financing.[30]
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It is also a banned organization in Britain since March 30, 2001.
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- ^ "Hafiz Saeed: Will Pakistan's 'terror cleric' stay in jail?". BBC News. 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Pakistan: Hafiz Saeed gets 31 years in jail for terror financing". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.