Shafiqur Rahman

Shafiqur Rahman
শফিকুর রহমান
Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Assumed office
12 November 2019
Secretary GeneralMia Golam Parwar
Preceded byMaqbul Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1958-10-31) 31 October 1958 (age 65)
Kulaura, Moulvibazar, Sylhet district, East Pakistan
Political partyBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Spouse
(m. 1985)
Children2 daughters, 1 son
ResidenceDhaka
Alma mater
ProfessionPolitician, businessman
Websitedr-shafiqurrahman.com

Shafiqur Rahman (Bengali: শফিকুর রহমান) is a Bangladeshi politician, physician and current amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. He served as Jamaat's secretary general from October 2016 to November 2019. He was elected the Jamaat-e-Islami Emir on November 12, 2019.[1] He was former acting secretary general of the party.[2][3][4] Before his being acting secretary general, he had been Ameer (leader) of the Sylhet city branch of the party.[5]

  1. ^ "Dr Shafiqur elected Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  2. ^ "Jamaat-e-Islami calls for shutdown on Wednesday over Mir Quasem's war crimes verdict". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh set to execute Jamaat-e-Islami leader". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  4. ^ "Maqbul Ahmed takes oath as Jamaat chief". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  5. ^ "Ex-Ameer of Sylhet Jamaat, 3 others sued". The Daily Star. 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2017-01-05.

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