Kifayatullah Dehlawi

Mufti-e-Azam (Grand Mufti of India) Kifayatullah Dehlawi
Interim President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
In office November 1919 – November 1920
Preceded by	"position established"
Succeeded by	Mahmud Hasan Deobandi
2nd President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
In office 6 September 1921 – 7 June 1940
Preceded by	Mahmud Hasan Deobandi
Succeeded by	Hussain Ahmed Madani
2nd Rector of Madrasa Aminia
In office "unknown" – 31 December 1952
Preceded by	Amin al-Din Dehlawi
Succeeded by	Ahmad Saeed Dehlavi
Personal
Born	1875 Shahjahanpur, North-Western Provinces, British India
Died	31 December 1952(1952-12-31) (aged 77) Delhi, India
Religion	Islam
Nationality	British Indian (1875-1947)  Indian (1947-1952)
Children	Hafizur Rahman Wasif Dehlavi (son)
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Creed	Maturidi
Movement	Deobandi
Notable work(s)	Ta'limul-Islam, Kifāyat al-Mufti
Alma mater	Madrasah I'zaziyah, Shahjahanpur Madrasa Shahi Darul Uloom Deoband
Senior posting
Students Mahdi Hasan Shahjahanpuri
Influenced by Mahmud Hasan Deobandi

Kifayatullah Dehlawi (also known as Mufti Kifayatullah; c. 1875 – c. 31 December 1952), was an Indian Islamic scholar and a Hanafi jurist, who served as the second rector of the Madrasa Aminia. He was appointed as an interim president of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind on its foundation, and as its second president following the death of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi. He was regarded as the Grand Mufti of India.^[1][2]

He was a founding member of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, and was on its foundation committee, which was headed by Mahmud Hasan Deobandi.^[3][1][4]