Muhammad Wakkas | |
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| Member of 3rd/4th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 1986–1991 | |
| President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Succeeded by | Khan Tipu Sultan |
| Minister of Religious Affairs | |
| In office 1 August 1986 – 28 August 1988 | |
| President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Preceded by | Abdul Mannan |
| Succeeded by | Shamsul Islam |
| Secretary-General of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam | |
| In office 1991–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Shamsuddin Qasemi |
| Succeeded by | Nur Hossain Kasemi |
| Member of 8th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
| Preceded by | Khan Tipu Sultan |
| Succeeded by | Khan Tipu Sultan |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh Jatiya Party (1986-1996) Islami Oikya Jote (1991) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (2001-2008) |
| Personal | |
| Born | 15 January 1952 |
| Died | 31 March 2021 (aged 69) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Teachers | Qazi Mu'tasim Billah |
Muḥammad Waqqāṣ ibn Muḥammad Ismāʿīl al-Jasarī (Arabic: محمد وقاص بن محمد إسماعيل الجسري; 15 January 1952 – 31 March 2021), or simply known as Muhammad Wakkas (Bengali: মুহাম্মদ ওয়াক্কাস), was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, teacher, former Member of Parliament and State Minister. He was the founder of Jamia Imdadia Madaninagar Madrasa, the largest madrasa in South Bengal, accommodating roughly 2000 students.[1]