Kamaluddin Zafree
Syed Kamaluddin Abdullah Zafree | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 5 March 1945 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith studies, education |
| Occupation | Faqih, academic |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
| Website | kamaluddinzafree |
Sayed Kamaluddin Abdullah Zafree (born 5 March 1945) is an Islamic scholar from Bangladesh.[1] He is the chairman of the board of trustees of Bangladesh Islami University.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Zafree was born on 5 March 1945 in Bhola, Bangladesh. He studied at Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board and then studied classical Arabic at Umm al-Qura University in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.[1]
Career
[edit]Zafree founded and served as the principal of Jamea Quasemia Madrsah.[3][4]
He founded the Bangladesh Islami University in 2006[5] and serves as the chairman of its governing body.[6] He is also the chairman of the Central Shariah Council for Islamic Insurance of Bangladesh.[7]
TV host
[edit]Zafree appears in ATN Bangla as an advisor in its Islamic programs section.[8]
Social activities
[edit]Zafree was involved in an awareness campaign against AIDS, funded by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities as part of its intervention program involving religious leaders.[9]
Views
[edit]In 2005, at a seminar of Islamic scholars in Dhaka, Zafree and others denounced terrorism in the name of Islam and endorsed the BNP-led government's fight against it.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Biography". Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Islami University (BIU)".
- ^ Augustin, Sujan (30 June 2014). "Khaleda takes Iftar with orphans, Ulema, Mashaikhs". Risingbd. Risingbd. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Islam doesn't allow militancy: alems at seminar". bdnews24.com. 3 December 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Private universities have their role to play". The Holiday. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Islami University". Bangladesh Islami University. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Central Shariah Council for Islamic Insurances of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Islamic Section". ATN Bangla. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Esack, Farid; de jong, Folkert (2009) [First published 2007]. "Muslims Responding To AIDS: Mapping Muslim Organizational and Religious Responses" (PDF). CHART. p. 87. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- 1945 births
- Bengali Muslims
- Bangladeshi Islamic religious leaders
- Bangladeshi Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
- Islamic education in Bangladesh
- Umm al-Qura University alumni
- Living people
- Heads of schools in Bangladesh
- People from Bhola District
- 20th-century Bengalis
- 21st-century Bengalis
- Bangladesh Islami University people