He is a religious leader of the Barelvi sect of Sunni Muslims and the founder of the political party Ittehad-e-Millat Council. He is a grandson of Ahmed Raza Khan, who was the founder of the Barelvi movement. He also heads the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (Jaded)[Modern] after he cut ties with the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, claiming discrimination by the Deobandi Muslims. Raza Kha
n was elevated to the post of the Vice Chairman of his state's handloom department but resigned following the Muzaffarnagar riots. In 2016 he visited Deoband, which is the home of a rival Deobandi sub sect, in an attempt to forge unity among Muslims. For this he was criticised by clerics from his own sect and apologised after being found guilty of commuting sin by a panel of religious clerics.
