Who is Zaid Hamid?

by sepoy on November 25, 2009 · 220 comments

in homistan

So, I turn to you, my collective hive brain. Who is this “Dr.” “Prof.” Zaid Hamid? He has, from most accounts, secured a niche similar to Glenn Beck in Pakistani media – combining ultra-nationalism with a taste for finding Zionist or Hindu involvement in the Pakistani sphere. Here he explains, for example, what truths lie behind “conspiracy theories”:

“We are against the Zionist politics of the Brahmanical elite”. Alrighty then. Some other hair-raising stuff here with Ali Azmat.

He is also, through his privately produced program Brass Tacks, engaged in producing historical narratives – from Khalid b. Walid to 1857 – the “War of Independence”. (“More Indians were killed by the British between 1757 and 1857 than at any time in the previous 5000 years”). Naturally, this makes me very, very interested in him, professionally speaking.

The cursory searches on the internets reveal all kind of contestations – he is an agent of ISPR, he is a true Muslim, he is a former acolyte of a claimant to the Prophethood, he is a true Muslim, etc. What I am really interested in, is figuring out his audiences, his appeals to them, and his theories of media (and mediation). His wiki page is no more than a stub. Can we fill this profile up? Can we place him on a scale of Glenn Beck to Yusuf al-Qaradawi?

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201 umar farooq October 7, 2011 at 10:28 am

sir zaid hamid nise man i love u sir

202 asim nadeem October 28, 2011 at 12:23 am

i love sir zahid views on indian and american policy,
i want islam in pakistan with its real strength.
i want a leader which follows hazrat umar type of leadership.

203 Qalandar October 28, 2011 at 3:42 am

I think Hazrat Umar would not tolerate the sort of headgear Zaid Hamid is wearing here, buddy. I’d prescribe lashes myself.

204 Abdul Majeed October 31, 2011 at 3:04 am

More can be read about Zaid Hamid and his lies at
http://abdulmajeedabid.blogspot.com/2011/10/deconstructing-zaid-hamid-12-episodes.html
extensive research

205 mohammad salman ahmed November 5, 2011 at 2:50 pm

sir i m a big fan of yours i realy want to meet u in any condition.. i am highly inspired from your knowledge .. please ,, give me a chance for woking with you for pakistan amd muslim ummat …

206 car313 November 8, 2011 at 4:02 pm

An ingenious/ingenuous proof for the the fundamental theorem of Islam: Religion Cannot Be Blamed.
From this the corollary easily follows. As Islam Is The Perfected Final Religion, It Can Never Be Blamed.

207 hasan raza gill November 21, 2011 at 4:25 am

yes we r agree with the sir zaid we r the nation wich bring and produce great reforms

208 masood hadi November 21, 2011 at 4:28 am

i am impressed with your knowledge

209 Adeel Ashraf November 21, 2011 at 9:07 am

Thanx sir for your work

210 Adnan Rauf Raja November 21, 2011 at 1:41 pm

Sir i want to join u… what thing which i have to follow… plz reply me..

211 Real Hyder November 24, 2011 at 8:15 am

Zaid Hamid is saying 100% good and right. I many people have comments agianst him. Every one has the roght but When we see the reallity them we are encurges to be with Zaid Hamid, if we have some Imaan and Patriotry.

212 zahid December 9, 2011 at 7:10 am

whatever he is describing, teaching to this generation, who is behind, who is sponsor of him and against whome he is talking why they kept quite!!! (Imagine)!!!!!

213 Muhammad Sami January 9, 2012 at 6:05 pm

Sir You are our Hero, We all love You.
I pray for You every time please pray for me & my mom bcoz she’s gone.
God Bless You!

214 rashid January 17, 2012 at 1:13 am

iam proud of you being a good pakistani.while living in uk i always think like you about my country.i appreciate your bravness and real power of true speaches.we are inspired on you mr zaid hamid.so many elements want to stop your voice.bt Allah is great.we are stand with you.Allah is with us.may you live long.

215 TALHA RAO January 28, 2012 at 2:44 am

ASSALAM O ALAIKUM SIR,
I LOVE UR EVERY SPEECH.I WATCHED ALOT OF VIDEOS AND PROGRAM,S OF URS.
LIKE TIGER OF ISLAM
WAKE UP LAHORE
AFGHANISTAN WAR
KASHMIR PPF
M.BIN.QASIM
PAK FUTURE
AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAMS
ZAUQE HUDAI
YOU ARE A TRUE MUSLIM.TRUE PAKISTANI.
ONE THING IS COMMON BETWEEN US (SAME FEELINGS ABOUT RELIGION AND COUNTRY)BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT YOU SHARE AND WORK ON IT.BUT I HAVE NO ONE TO SHARE SO I HIDE THEM INSIDE ME AND WAIT UNTIL THE TIME COME FOR REVENGE.

216 Engineer Ishrat Hussain January 30, 2012 at 7:10 am

I know a liitle about Mr. Zaid Hamid, I listened his peeches on Economic Terrorism, I agree with his views in those speeches, I also know that there are some ulema in Pakistan who have issued Fatwas against Mr. Zaid, I know that these ulemas are the puppets of Indian and zionist and Christian enemies, I know that Mr. zaid may have not followed the so called Yousuf Kazzab.
The person who is good and he can benefit muslims in general is always the target of our enemies, our enemies will never target these stupid ulemas.

217 Hafiz Ahmad February 3, 2012 at 12:57 pm

respected teacher,
assalam-u-alikum.
sir ,
i salute you
Pakistan zindabad & islam paindabad.

218 BABAR AwAn February 5, 2012 at 5:16 am

sir we r proud of u … me and my family totly aggried with ur viws and ideas infact we all stand with u . sir i want to join u and became a part of ur glorious movement how i can join u and how i spread ur massege plz reply ISLAM ZINDA BAD…….. PAKISTAN PAINDA BAD….

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