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Fareed Ahmad Naveed

Principal

Mr. Fareed Ahmad Naveed Sahib was appointed as the founding Principal of Jamia Ahmadiyya International in Ghana by Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih V (atba) in November 2011. Prior to this, he served as a lecturer at Jamia Ahmadiyya Rabwah, Pakistan for 17 years. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Punjab, Lahore, and a Master’s degree (Shahid) in jurisprudence and theology from Jamia Ahmadiyya, Rabwah, Pakistan, from where he graduated in 1994. He began his teaching career at Jamia Rabwah the same year.

Additionally, he has offered his services as the editor of the monthly magazine Tashheezul Azhan and as a Qazi Silsila as well as being a member of the Qaza Board in Rabwah from  1995 to 2012.  Mr. Fareed Ahmad Naveed Sahib has also served as the Sadr (President) of Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya (MKA) Pakistan for four years from 2006 to 2010. As an author, he has written various books, including Messengers of Truth, Statues of Loyalty, Germany: The Land of Goethe, Bilal: The Companion, Salman: The Companion, and The Journey of Light.

He is a learned scholar and an international lecturer who is invited to deliver speeches in International Conventions & Conferences of the community around the world on the different topics of Islamic History, Humanity, Peace, Harmony, tolerance & peaceful co-existence of human being. He appears in various programs of MTA (Muslim Television Ahmadiyya) and delivers lectures online to the community gatherings around the globe like United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Sweden to mention a few.