Kamaluddin Zafree

Syed Kamaluddin Abdullah Zafree
Personal life
Born (1945-03-05) 5 March 1945 (age 79)
Bhola, Bengal Presidency
NationalityBangladeshi
Main interest(s)Hadith studies, education
OccupationFaqih, academic
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Websitekamaluddinzafree.com

Sayed Kamaluddin Abdullah Zafree (born 5 March 1945) is an Islamic scholar from Bangladesh.[1] He is the chairman of the board of trustees of Bangladesh Islami University.[2]

Early life and education

Zafree was born on 5 March 1945 in Bhola, Bangladesh. He studied at Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board and then studied classical Arabic at Umm al-Qura University in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.[1]

Career

Zafree founded and served as the principal of Jamea Quasemia Madrsah.[3][4]

He founded the Bangladesh Islami University in 2006[5] and serves as the chairman of its governing body.[6] He is also the chairman of the Central Shariah Council for Islamic Insurance of Bangladesh.[7]

TV host

Zafree appears in ATN Bangla as an advisor in its Islamic programs section.[8]

Social activities

Zafree was involved in an awareness campaign against AIDS, funded by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities as part of its intervention program involving religious leaders.[9]

Views

In 2005, at a seminar of Islamic scholars in Dhaka, Zafree and others denounced terrorism in the name of Islam and endorsed the BNP-led government's fight against it.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Biography". Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Islami University (BIU)".
  3. ^ Augustin, Sujan (30 June 2014). "Khaleda takes Iftar with orphans, Ulema, Mashaikhs". Risingbd. Risingbd. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Islam doesn't allow militancy: alems at seminar". bdnews24.com. 3 December 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Private universities have their role to play". The Holiday. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Islami University". Bangladesh Islami University. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Board of Directors". Central Shariah Council for Islamic Insurances of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Islamic Section". ATN Bangla. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  9. ^ Esack, Farid; de jong, Folkert (2009) [First published 2007]. "Muslims Responding To AIDS: Mapping Muslim Organizational and Religious Responses" (PDF). CHART. p. 87. Retrieved 1 September 2018.