Sheikh-ul-Hadith Maulana Muhammad Idrees, popularly known as Shaikh Idrees, was born in Turangzai village of Charsadda District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. He was born in 1961 to Hakeem Maulana Abdul Haq, a well-known religious figure in his days, and was known by locals as Munazir-e-Islam.
His grandfather was Mufti Shahzada, a Shaikh-ul-Hadees and a graduate of Darul Uloom Deoband. Molana Idrees is the son-in-law of internationally renowned religious leader and Scholar Molana Hassan Jan. He has two sons named Maulana Hafiz Anees Ahmad, who is pursuing religious education in Darul Uloom Haqqania, and Dr Muhammad Salman.
Maulana Muhammad Idrees got his education from Jamia Nomania ہ) in his hometown, Utmanzai. For higher religious education, he went to Darul Uloom Haqqania, located in Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Maulana Idrees also got a contemporary education and has done M.A Arabic and M.A Islamiyat from the University of Peshawar with good grades.
After getting his education completed, Maulana Idrees devoted himself to giving religious education to the youth of the nation. He started teaching at Jamia Nomania for that purpose and is still busy there teaching and managing the institute. Presently, he is Shaikh-ul-Hadees at Jamia Nomania.
Maulana Muhammad Idrees has also actively participated in the politics of the country. He has been the Amir of the popular political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) of Charsadda District. Now he is the patron-in-chief of the same party in District Charsadda.
Shaikh sahib has also been a member of the provincial assembly of KP (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) province and Speaker in the same Assembly. He is the ex-chairman of the press committee and ex-member of the Nifaz-e-Shariat Council.
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