Shamsuddin Qasemi
Mujahid-e-Millat Mawlana Shamsuddin Qasemi | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 5 March 1935 |
| Died | 19 October 1996 (aged 61) Jamia Hussainia Arzabad, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Political party | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband Al-Jameatul Arabiatul Islamia Ziri Jamia Ashrafia |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Chishti (Sabiri-Imdadi) Naqshbandi Qadri Suhrawardy |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Idris Kandhlawi Ahmed Ali Lahori |
| Disciple of | Hussain Ahmad Madani |
| Secretary-General, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | |
| In office October 1974 – 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Shah Ahraruzzaman |
| Succeeded by | Muhiuddin Khan |
| In office 1978–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Muhiuddin Khan |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Wakkas |
Shamsuddin Qasemi (Bengali: শামসুদ্দীন কাসেমী; 5 March 1935 – 19 October 1996) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, politician, author and educationist. He was the founding president of the Khatme Nabuwwat Andolan Council, former secretary-general of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, former principal of Jamia Madania Chittagong and Jamia Hussainia Arzabad, and the founding chief-editor of the monthly Paygam-e-Haqq and weekly Jamiat magazines. He is also noted for his contributions during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.