Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba)

Fifth Caliph (Khalifatul Masih V), present Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat

Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) was born on 15 September 1950 in Rabwah, Pakistan. After completing his studies in agricultural economics, he dedicated his life to the service of Islam in 1977. For many years he served as principal of schools of the Jamaat in Ghana and then worked at the headquarters in Rabwah.

On 22 April 2003 he was elected as the Fifth Caliph. He is the spiritual and administrative head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, with members in more than 200 countries. In his Friday sermons, addresses to parliaments and peace symposia he calls for the worship of God, service to humanity, justice and peace.