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Muhammad Rizieq Shihab

Politician

Muhammad Rizieq Shihab is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Habib Rizieq · Muhammad Rizieq Shihab · محمد رزق شهاب · मुहम्मद रिज़िक बिन हुसैन शिहाब · 里齊克·希哈卜 · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Al-Habib Mohammad Rizieq bin Husein Syihab · Muhammad Rizieq bin Hussein Shihab · Rizieq Shihab · الحبيب رزق · الحبيب رزق شهاب				[sources]
Weak alias	穆罕默德·里兹克·谢哈布				[sources]
Birth date	1965-08-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Jakarta				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Indonesia				[sources]
Citizenship	Indonesia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Muhammad				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q11213484				[sources]
Position	Chairman of the Islamic Defenders Front · High Priest of the Islamic Defenders Front				[sources]
Education	International Islamic University Malaysia · King Saud University · Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2024-09-06

Descriptions

Indonesian Islamist scholar

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-06

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Hussein Shihab Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Chairman of the Islamic Defenders Front	1998-01-01	2013-01-01
High Priest of the Islamic Defenders Front

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