Shah Ahmad Shafi

Shaykh al-Islām Allamah Shah Ahmad Shafi
Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
In office January 2010 – 18 September 2020
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	Junaid Babunagari
Title	Sheikhul Islam
Personal
Born	5 April 1930 Rangunia, Bengal, British India
Died	18 September 2020(2020-09-18) (aged 90) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting place	Madrasa cemetery
Religion	Islam
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Citizenship	British Indian (1930-1947) Pakistani (1947-1971) Bangladeshi (1971-2020)
Era	Modern era
Region	Chattagram
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Creed	Maturidi
Movement	Deobandi
Main interest(s)	Hadith
Notable idea(s)	Fiqh jurisprudence
Notable work(s)	Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
Alma mater	Darul Uloom Deoband
Tariqa	Qadri Chishti Soharwardi Naqshbandi
Occupation	Hadith, Scholar
Signature
Muslim leader
Disciple of	Hussain Ahmad Madani
Disciples Nurul Islam Olipuri, Sajidur Rahman, A F M Khalid Hossain[1]
Influenced by Ashraf Ali Thanwi Hussain Ahmed Madani Rashid Ahmad Gangohi
Influenced Sultan Zauq Nadvi Nurul Islam Jihadi Junaid Babunagari Syed Faizul Karim A F M Khalid Hossain Mamunul Haque Zia Uddin
Literary works	An Open Letter from Shah Ahmad Shafi to the Government and the Public

Shah Ahmad Shafi (Bengali: শাহ আহমদ শফী) (5 April 1930 – 18 September 2020) was a Bangladeshi Sunni Islamic scholar, the chief of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, Rector of Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Hathazari and also the chairman of Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board.^[2][3][4] He was born in 1930 in Rangunia, Chittagong and was educated at Hathazari Madrasah and Darul Uloom Deoband.^[5][6]