Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rahman

Muneeb-ur-Rehman is a Pakistani Islamic scholar (mufti), professor, religious leader, and public intellectual associated with the Sunni Barelvi tradition of Islam, particularly the Hanafi school of jurisprudence. He is widely known for his long tenure as Chairman of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of Pakistan (2001–2020), where he oversaw the national system for moon sighting used to determine the Islamic lunar calendar, including Ramadan and Eid festivals.