Sajid Mir


Sajid Mir is a Pakistani Islamic scholar belonging to the Ahl-i Hadith movement and a politician, being a member of Senate of Pakistan, currently serving as Chairperson- Senate Committee on Science and Technology.

Education

He earned Masters in English literature from the University of the Punjab in 1960 followed by a Masters in Islamic studies from the same university in 1969, while he also completed traditional Islamic studies with the Fazil Darse Nizami.

Political career

He belongs to Punjab province of Pakistan, and was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in March 2009 on reserved seat for technocrats and ulema as PML-N candidate. He is the chairperson of Senate Committee on Science and Technology and member of senate committees of Rules of Procedures and Privileges, Functional Committee on Government Assurances, Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development. He is also the Ameer of Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith.

Writings

He's the author of many books and articles, including Isayat ka Tajziyah wa Muatalah on Christianity.