Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree

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]

Syed Kamaluddin Abdullah Zafree
Personal
Born (1945-03-05) 5 March 1945
Bhola, Bangladesh
ReligionIslam
NationalityBangladeshi
EthnicityBengali
DenominationSunni
Main interest(s)Hadith studies, education
OccupationFaqih, academic
Muslim leader
Websitekamaluddinzafree.com

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 serves as the principal of Jamea Quasemia Madrsah.[3][4]

He founded the Bangladesh Islami University in 2006[5] and serves as a member 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. "BIOGRAPHY". Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. http://biu.ac.bd/?page_id=307
  3. Augustin, Sujan (30 June 2014). "Khaleda takes Iftar with orphans, Ulema, Mashaikhs". Risingbd. Risingbd. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. "Islam doesn't allow militancy: alems at seminar". BDNews24.com. 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 Insurance 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.
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