The federal government on Wednesday appointed Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad as new Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman.

Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman remained the chairman for 19 years. The government issued a notification in this regard. 

The newly constituted committee will comprise 19 members, including the chairman.

Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi, Allama Muhammad Hussain Akbar, Maulana Fazlur Rahim, Dr Yaseen Zafar, Mufti Muhammad Iqbal Chishti, Dr Mufti Ali Asghar, Mufti Faisal Ahmed, Syed Ali Qarar Naqvi, Mufti Yousaf Kashmiri have also been appointed as committee members.