Maulana Tariq Jameel

Tariq Jamil was born on 1 October 1953 in Mian Channu, Pakistan. Jamil belongs to the Sahu subtribe of Chauhan Rajputs. His family was the ruler of Tulamba during the reign of Sher Shah Suri and the lands around Tulamba were distributed by the same family.

He completed primary education from Central Model School, Lahore. Jamil is an alumnus of Government College University, Lahore. He received his Islamic education from Jamia Arabia, Raiwind, where he studied Qur’an, Hadith, Sufism, logic, and Islamic jurisprudence.

Jamil enrolled in King Edward Medical College after finishing pre-medical from Government College Lahore, but his desire for religious education prevailed, so he left King Edward without completing MBBS

Tariq Jamil has delivered religious sermons internationally and comes from a school of thought called Deobandi. He supports ethnic and sectarian harmony.
Jamil's sermons focus on "self-purification, avoidance of violence, observance of Allah’s orders and pursuing the way of Prophet Muhammad.
Jamil has been named continuously as one as of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the world by the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Jordan from 2013 to 2019

MTJ Foundation is a Non-Profit organization situated in his home town Tulamba, Khanewal. It is another project by him that gathers funds for the purpose of social work,health and education to serve the people of Pakistan.[12] MTJ Foundation Launch following three projects 1- Health 2- Community service 3- Education