Abul Fayez Muhammad Khalid Hossain | |
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আবুল ফয়েজ মুহাম্মদ খালিদ হোসেন | |
 Hossain in 2022 | |
| Adviser for Religious Affairs | |
| Assumed office 8 August 2024 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Leader | Muhammad Yunus (as Chief Adviser) |
| Preceded by | Faridul Haq Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1959 Satkania, East Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Islami Andolan Bangladesh |
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| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Main interest(s) | |
| Teachers | Abdul Halim Bukhari |
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| Literary works | Islamic Encyclopedia |
| Website | www |
Abul Fayez Muhammad Khalid Hossain (popularly known as Dr. A F M Khalid Hossain, born 2 February 1959) is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and currently serves as the Adviser for Religious Affairs in the Yunus interim government since 8 August 2024. His appointment marks the first time an Islamic scholar has held this advisory role in Bangladesh.[1] He is also the Vice President of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and serves as the Education Adviser for Islami Andolan Bangladesh. He previously held the position of President of Islami Chhatra Samaj, the student wing of the Nizam-e-Islam Party.[2] In academia, he is a visiting professor at the International Islamic University Chittagong and has previously served as an adjunct professor at the Asian University of Bangladesh. He was also the head of the Department of Islamic History and Culture at Omargani M.E.S. College. His editorial roles include serving as the editor of the monthly journal At-Tawheed and assistant editor of Balagh al-Sharq. He serves as a columnist for four national newspapers and has authored over two hundred research articles in a range of journals, including The Muslim World League Journal. He has published 20 books and was a key figure in editing volumes 3 to 9 of the second edition of the Islami Bishwakosh and the Sirat Encyclopedia, both published by the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh.
- ^ "Khalid Hossain Is The First Islamic Scholar Who Got A Place In The Interim Government". Jugantor. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Inside The Interim Govt: Key Members Leading Bangladesh's Transition". Dhaka Tribune. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024.