Amirul Hind,[1] Maulana Arshad Madani | |
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1st President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (A) | |
Assumed office 4 April 2008 | |
Preceded by | office established |
11th Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband | |
Assumed office 14 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri |
8th President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind | |
In office 8 February 2006 – 6 March 2008[2] | |
Preceded by | Asad Madani |
Succeeded by | "office bifurcated"
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Personal | |
Born | 1941 (age 82–83) |
Religion | Islam |
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Denomination | Sunni Islam |
Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
Occupation | Islamic scholar |
Relatives | Asad Madani (elder brother) Usman Mansoorpuri (brother-in-law) Mahmood Madani (nephew) |
Arshad Madani (born 1941) is an Indian Islamic scholar and the current Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He succeeded Asad Madni as the eighth president of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind.[3][4] The organization split around 2008, and Madani continues to serve as the president of its Arshad faction.