Session: 1987-1994

Sohail Ahmad Raza

Sohail Ahmad Raza S/O Jamil Ahmad
Session-Roll: 1994-031
Date of Birth: 15 April 1969
Profession: Social work
Location: Lahore, Pakistan

Current Services

  • Director Interfaith & Diplomatic Relations, Minhaj-ul-Quran International
  • Director of Interfaith Relations & Muslim-Christian Dialogue Forum in Minhaj ul Quran Internationa.
  • Coordinator, School of Religion & Philosophy, School of Peace & Counter Terrorism in Minhaj University Lahore
  • Secretary General (Pakistan Chapter) Coalition of Faith-Based Organizations (CFBO) Headquarters in Vienna, Austria

Prev. Services

  • Head of Shrines Committee Evacuee Trust Properties Board Government of Pakistan from 2022 to 2025.
  • Member Board of Directors Evacuee Trust Properties in Ministry for Religious Affairs & Interfaith Harmony, Government of Pakistan from 2012 to 2015.
  • Principal in Minhaj Model Secondary School (Lala Musa) from 1994 to 2006.
  • General Secretary in Private School Association (Distt. Gujrat) from 2004 to 2006.
  • Naib Nazim, Tehreek Minhaj-ul-Quran, Punjab
  • Elected President of Tahreek Minhaj-ul-Quran Lala Musa In 1989.
  • Elected President of Pakistan Awami Tahreek Lala Musa In 1995.

Literary Works

Writing articles for newspapers

Co-Curricular

  • Selected as the chairman of the Inqilabi Council in 1992.
  • Elected as the President of the Students' Action Committee of TMU.
  • Served as a Lecturer of Political Science & Chief Proctor of TMU.
  • Served as a Hostel warden of TMU in 1994.

Distinctions

International Conferences Attended and Organised.
  • World Tolerance Summit, Dubai in 2017
  • World Tolerance Summit, Dubai in 2018
  • Silsila Dialogue Movement Interfaith Conference, Zimbabwe City and Manila, Philippines in 2017
  • Visiting Research fellowship and Interfaith Harmony workshop at Leuven University, Brussels, Belgium in 2016
  • World Book Fair, New Delhi (India) in 2015
  • International Conference of Scholars and Islamic Awakening, Tehran (Iran) in 2013
  • International Sikh Muslim Relations Conference (Auckland, New Zealand) online in 2025.
  • International Peace Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, an online in 2025.

Award

Received Minhaj-ul-Quran Award by Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (Extra Ordinary Missionary Activities)

Social Services

As Director Interfaith Relations, Minhaj University Lahore organised seven International Interfaith Harmony conferences at Minhaj University Lahore for promoting Interfaith Harmony for Global peace on the following themes:
  • (i) Science, Reason and Religion on 26-27th October 2019.
  • (ii) Social Responsibility of World Religions in 2018.
  • (iii) Spirituality and Religions on 30,31stOctober2021.
  • (iv) Religions in a Postmodern World,Perspectives and Challenges 28,29th October 2023.
  • (v) Faith and Heritage: Navigating the Interaction of Religion and Culture. 2022.
As Director, he also organizes a Merry Christmas Celebration, Baba Guru Nanak Dav Birthday celebrations, Diwali celebrations, Holi Celebrations, and Eid Noroze for the Parsi Bahai Faith Community of Pakistan every year.

Education Details

Year Degree Insitution
2011 M.Phil in Theological Aspects of Muslim-Christian and Jewish Dialogue Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy
2010 Diploma in Introduction of World Religion's Worship Pontifical St. Thomas Angelicom University (Pontifical Institute for Arabic & Islamic Studies) Vatican City
2001 Education, Planning & Management (EPM) AIOU, Islamabad
1998 B.Ed. (Education) A.J.K University Muzaffarabad
1995 Masters in Political Science University of the Punjab
1994 Master in Islamic Studies Minhaj University Lahore
1993 Al-Shahada al-Aalmia (Dars-e-Nizami) Jamia Islamia Minhaj ul Quran Lahore
1990 B.A University of the Punjab
1988 F.A BISE Lahore
1985 Matric Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Lahore