Nur Hossain | |
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নূর হুসাইন কাসেমী | |
 Kasemi in 2020 | |
| Secretary General, Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh | |
| In office 15 November 2020 – 13 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Junaid Babunagari |
| Succeeded by | Nurul Islam Jihadi |
| Co-chairman, Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh | |
| In office 3 October 2020 – 13 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Quddus |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Wakkas |
| Secretary General, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | |
| In office 7 November 2015 – 13 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Wakkas |
| Succeeded by | Monjurul Islam Effendi |
| Rector, Jamia Madania Baridara, Dhaka | |
| In office 1988 – 13 December 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Nazmul Hasan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1945 Chodda, Manoharganj, Tipperah, Bengal Presidency |
| Died | 13 December 2020 (aged 75) United Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband |
| Personal | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Era | Modern |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Philosophy, Tasawwuf, Politics |
| Notable work(s) | |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced | |
Nur Hossain Kasemi (Bengali: নূর হুসাইন কাসেমী; 10 January 1945 – 13 December 2020) was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, politician, educator, religious speaker and spiritual figure. He was the secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, vice-president of Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh, senior vice-president of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh and Shaykhul Hadith and rector of Jamia Madania Baridhara, Dhaka and Jamia Sobhania Mahmud Nagar. He had played a leading role in the Hefazat movement, Khatam an-Nabiyyin movement etc. He was well-known among the Muslim masses as an Islamic leader. He was also involved in running nearly 45 Islamic seminaries.