Muhammad Rizieq Shihab

Muhammad Rizieq Shihab (Arabic: مُحَمَّد رِزْق شِهَاب‎, romanized: Muḥammad Rizq Šihāb, pronounced [mʊˈħæmmæd rizq ʃihaːb]; also known as Habib Rizieq; born 24 August 1965) is an Indonesian hardline Islamist scholar, the founder and leader of the Islamist group Islamic Defenders Front (Indonesian: Front Pembela Islam, abbreviated as FPI), which was banned by the government in December 2020. Facing criminal charges in Indonesia, he lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2017 to November 2020. Following his return to Indonesia, he was arrested in late 2020, accused of criminal incitement for holding crowded events that violated coronavirus health protocols.

Muhammad Rizieq Shihab

Muhammad Rizieq Shihab (Arabic: مُحَمَّد رِزْق شِهَاب‎, romanized: Muḥammad Rizq Šihāb, pronounced [mʊˈħæmmæd rizq ʃihaːb]; also known as Habib Rizieq; born 24 August 1965) is an Indonesian hardline Islamist scholar, the founder and leader of the Islamist group Islamic Defenders Front (Indonesian: Front Pembela Islam, abbreviated as FPI), which was banned by the government in December 2020. Facing criminal charges in Indonesia, he lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2017 to November 2020. Following his return to Indonesia, he was arrested in late 2020, accused of criminal incitement for holding crowded events that violated coronavirus health protocols.