Muhammed Akhtar Raza Khan Azhari (2 February 1941 – 20 July 2018) was an Indian Barelvi Muslim scholar and mufti. He was a descendant (great-grandson) of Mujaddid Ahmed Raza Khan, founder of the Barelvi movement. He was considered by Barelvi Muslims in India, to function as the Grand Mufti of India. He had been ranked 22nd on the list of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the world (2014–15 edition), compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.. He had crores of followers across the country and outside. Recently on 20th July 2018, he died from long illness and it was reported widely that around 3 million people from across the world attended his funeral in Bareilly.
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