Tariq Jamil (born 1 October 1953)is a Pakistani Islamic television preacher, religious writer, scholar and a member of the Tablighi Jamaat.In 2020, the overnment of Pakistan awarded him Pride of Performance, a national literary award presented by the president.

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.


Molana Tariq 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.

Molana Tariq Jamil has delivered religious sermons internationally and comes from a school of thought called Deobandi.

Molana Tariq 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.