Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician
Muhammad Husamuddin Chowdhury (Bengali : মোহাম্মদ হুছামুদ্দীন চৌধুরী ফুলতলী ; born 5 February 1974) is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and author. He is a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from Sylhet-5 .[ 1] Husamuddin serves as the chairman of Bangladesh Anjumane Al Islah.[ 2]
Early life and education
Muhammad Husamuddin Chowdhury was born on 5 February 1974 to a Bengali Muslim Sufi family in the village of Fultali, located in Zakiganj Sylhet District , Bangladesh. He is the youngest son of the Islamic scholar Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali and was educated at the Badedeorail Fultali Kamil Madrasa .[ 2]
Career
Husamuddin is an Islamic scholar and tours across Bangladesh , India and the United Kingdom. He has authored several works and is the founding editor of the Parwana monthly magazine.[ 3]
Political career
Husamuddin is the current president of Bangladesh Anjumane Al Islah and formerly its general secretary.[ 2] Following the revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, he declared that all Indian aggression on Kashmir must be stopped.[ 4] During an Anjumane Al Islah UK conference in Oldham , Greater Manchester, he called upon the government of Bangladesh to condemn the controversial remarks of Indian politicians about Muhammad .[ 5]
Husamuddin visited the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina at the Ganabhaban on 6 December 2023 during the 2024 Bangladeshi general election campaign. He was successfully elected to the Jatiya Sangsad as the MP for Sylhet-5 constituency on 7 January 2024.[ 6]
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