Mamunul Haque | |
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মামুনুল হক | |
 Haque in 2024 | |
| Joint Secretary-General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2023 | |
| Leader | Muhibbullah Babunagari |
| Secretary-General of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis | |
| Assumed office 10 October 2020 | |
| Leader | Ismail Nurpuri |
| Preceded by | Mahfuzul Haque |
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| Born | November 1973 (age 50) Azimpur, Dhaka |
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| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
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| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis |
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Mamunul Haque (born November 1973) is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and the Joint Secretary-General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, emerged as an Islamist leader in the late 2010s, particularly following the deadliest events of the Siege of Dhaka.[1] With an ancestral heritage of religious scholarship and political leadership from his father, Azizul Haque, he succeeded his father both as a Sheikh al-Hadith at Jamia Rahmania and as the Secretary-General of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis. He is best known for his oratory skills and his advocacy for the establishment of an Islamic state and the integration of Islamic principles into government policies.[2] In 2020 and 2021, he led opposition to the construction of a sculpture of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and organized anti-Modi protests, which made him the undisputed Hefazat leader overnight.[3] He faced legal challenges, including 41 cases, one of which was a treason charge, and has been imprisoned three times under the Sheikh Hasina regime. Following the fall of this regime, he participated in discussions with the President and the Chief of Army Staff, which eventually led to the formation of the Yunus ministry, which included a member from Hefazat, A F M Khalid Hossain. In addition to his political and religious activities, he has served as an adjunct professor at Asian University of Bangladesh and is the editor of Rahmani Paigam, a monthly magazine published in Dhaka.
- ^ White Paper: 2000 Days of Fundamentalist and Communal Violence in Bangladesh (in Bengali). Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212: Public Commission to Investigate Fundamentalist and Communal Terrorism. 2022. p. 83.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ White Paper: 2000 Days of Fundamentalist and Communal Violence in Bangladesh. p. 86.
- ^ Haque, AKM Maksudul (4 May 2021). "Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh: A Self-Criticism". Daily Naya Diganta. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.