Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri

Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri (born February 19, 1951) also known as Shaikh ul Islam is a Muslim writer, poet, professor, religious scholar, and a politician from Pakistan.
Dr. Tahir ul Qadri is the founding leader of Minhaj ul Qur'an International, a worldwide organisation whose stated aim is the establishment of unity and understanding between communities, and education for the young in the classical Islamic sciences for the promotion of peace. He is also founder of the Minhaj Welfare Foundation which is for the provision of welfare for the needy and of the Minhaj International University based in Lahore. Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri is also the founding chairman of the political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT).
His multilingual skills have made him prominent amongst Muslim scholars as he is fluent in Urdu, Punjabi, English, Arabic and Persian.
He was the student of Sayyidna Tahir Allauddin Al Qadri Al Gillani (who is the 17th descendant of the Shaykh Abdul-Qadir Gilani and 28th descendant of Islamic prophet Muhammad) and remained under his guidance for 25 years.