KARACHI: Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani, a former supreme court judge and one of the leading Islamic scholars in Pakistan, received King Abdullah (II) International Award for topping the list of 500 most persuasive Muslims in the world in the capital city of Amman, Jordan, on Monday.
The list of most influential Muslims was prepared by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center, an autonomous research entity with the Royal Aal Al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Amman, Jordan.
“I am thankful to Allah for being considered for this most prestigious award,” Usmani told Arab News on phone from Amman where he received the award along with $50,000 in cash, which he said he would gift to his seminary, Darul Uloom Karachi.
Usmani, who is a leading scholar of Hadith, Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic finance, stressed that Muslims must “excel in the fields of economy and technology, besides protecting their heritage of knowledge and Deen (religion) if they are to break the chains of slavery.”
“In Today’s world, wars are fought in the fields of economy and technology. Those who spread their hands [before others] cannot expand their legs [to walk freely],” he said.
Usmani served as a Judge of the Sharia at Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1982 to May 2002. He is also the Chairman of the Sharia Board for the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) and formerly served as Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Fiqh Academy, Jeddah.
His current portfolio also includes chairmanship of the Sharia Supervisory Boards of Guidance Financial Group, USA, Saudi American Bank, Jeddah, and Citi Islamic Investment Bank, Bahrain; vice chairmanship of Shari’ah Supervisory Board of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank; membership of the Shari’ah Supervisory Boards of Al-Baraka Group, Jeddah, First Islamic Investment Bank, Bahrain, and the Islamic Unit of the United Bank of Kuwait, among others.
Justice Usmani holds Alimiyyah and Takhassus degrees from Darul Uloom, Karachi, a Master's degree from Punjab University and an LLB from Karachi University.
Pakistan’s Mufti Taqi Usmani declared most persuasive Muslim by Jordan
Pakistan’s Mufti Taqi Usmani declared most persuasive Muslim by Jordan
- Usmani tops the list of 500 most persuasive Muslims in the world, according to the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center
- He is a leading scholar of Hadith, Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic finance
Pakistan plans digital wheat tracking system, steps up Ramadan price monitoring
- Government says adequate stocks available ahead of the upcoming harvesting season
- It instructs provinces to prevent flour price spikes during the holy month of Ramadan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to introduce digital traceability and tighter supply chain monitoring in its wheat procurement system under a new long-term policy, the food security ministry said on Saturday, as authorities move to curb price volatility during Ramadan.
The announcement followed a meeting of the National Wheat Oversight Committee chaired by Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain to review procurement arrangements, stock availability and price stability measures ahead of the upcoming harvesting season.
The review comes after riverine floods during last year’s monsoon season damaged farmlands in parts of eastern Punjab, the country’s main wheat-producing region, raising concerns about crop output. Officials at the meeting, however, expressed satisfaction over existing wheat stocks, saying sufficient supplies were available across provinces to meet national consumption needs until the arrival of the new crop.
“The Federal Minister emphasized that the current procurement framework will remain applicable for one year,” the statement said. “He stated that the Federal Government is working on a comprehensive long-term wheat policy for the period 2026–2030, aimed at strengthening national food security through modern reforms.”
“He highlighted that the upcoming policy will focus on digital traceability mechanisms, improved supply chain monitoring, enhanced transparency, and sustained price stability, enabling better coordination between the federal and provincial governments,” the statement added.
The committee was informed that the illustrative wheat procurement price has been fixed at 3,500 rupees ($12.55) per 40 kilograms, and provinces have been asked to ensure smooth implementation of procurement operations.
Special emphasis was also placed on consumer protection during Ramadan.
“The Federal Minister directed all provinces to ensure strict market monitoring and take effective administrative measures to prevent any unnecessary increase in flour prices,” the statement continued.
