Zakir Naik

Zakir Abdul Karim Naik (born 18 October 1965) is an Indian Islamic preacher,Shukla, Ashutosh. "Muslim group welcomes ban on preacher". Daily News and Analysis. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2011. Archived 7 August 2011 at WebCite 7 August 2011. and the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) and Chairperson of Peace TV Foundation."Dr. Zakir Naik". Islamic Research Foundation. Retrieved 16 April 2011. Archived 6 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. He is also the founder of the Peace TV channel.RASHID (21 July 2013). "Peace TV network crosses 200 million viewership". Arab News. Retrieved 18 January 2018. His lectures are very influential, especially among the Muslims in the subcontinent. He was awarded the King Faisal International Prize in 2015. He fled from India in 2016. Naik currently resides in Malaysia, where he has secured the permanent resident status.

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