Nizamuddin Azami

Nizamuddin Azami
نظام الدین اعظمی
Grand Mufti, Darul Uloom Deoband
In office
1996–2000
Preceded byMahmood Hasan Gangohi
Succeeded byoffice ended
Personal details
BornNovember 1910
Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
DiedFebruary 26, 2000(2000-02-26) (aged 89)
Alma materDarul Uloom Deoband
Personal
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Fiqh, Islamic Law
Notable work(s)Muntakhabat-e-Nizām al-Fatāwa
TeachersShukrullah Mubarakpuri, Hussain Ahmed Madani, Asghar Hussain Deobandi, Izaz Ali Amrohi, Ibrahim Balyawi, Muhammad Shafi Deobandi
Senior posting
Disciple ofShah Wasiullah Allahabadi

Nizamuddin Azami (Urdu: نظام الدین اعظمی; November 1910 – 26 February 2000) was an Islamic scholar who served as the twelfth and last Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband. He made contributions in Islamic jurisprudence, and his works include Muntakhabat-e-Nizām al-Fatāwa, a collection of selected fatwas he wrote during his tenure at Deoband.