Husam Uddin Chowdhury Fultali

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Husamuddin Chowdhury
Fultali
হুছামুদ্দীন চৌধুরী ফুলতলী
Personal
Born
Muhammad Husamuddin Chowdhury

(1974-02-05) 5 February 1974 (age 50)
ReligionIslam
NationalityBangladeshi
Parent
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
Alma materBadedeorail Fultali Kamil Madrasa
TariqaChishti (Nizami)
Naqshbandi (Mujaddidi)
Qadri
Muslim leader
Disciple ofAbdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
29 January 2024
Preceded byHafiz Ahmed Mazumder
ConstituencySylhet-5
President, Anjumane Al Islah
Personal details
Political partyAnjumane Al-Islah

Muhammad Husamuddin Chowdhury (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ হুছামুদ্দীন চৌধুরী ফুলতলী; born 5 February 1974) is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and author. He is the Member of Bangladesh Parliament from Sylhet-5.[1] Husamuddin serves as the chairman of Bangladesh Anjumane Al Islah.[2]

Early life and education[edit]

Muhammad Husamuddin Chowdhury was born in 5 February 1974 to a Bengali Muslim Sufi family in the village of Fultali, located in Zakiganj Sylhet District, Bangladesh. He is the youngest son of the Islamic scholar Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali and was educated at the Badedeorail Fultali Kamil Madrasa.[2]

Career[edit]

Husamuddin is an Islamic scholar and tours across Bangladesh, India and the United Kingdom. He has authored several works and is the founding editor of the Parwana monthly magazine.[3]

Political career[edit]

Husamuddin is the current president of Bangladesh Anjumane Al Islah and formerly its general secretary.[2] Following the revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, he declared that all Indian aggression on Kashmir must be stopped.[4] During an Anjumane Al Islah UK conference in Oldham, Greater Manchester, he called upon the Government of Bangladesh to condemn the controversial remarks of Indian politicians about Muhammad.[5]

Husamuddin visited the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina at the Ganabhaban on 6 December 2023 during the 2024 Bangladeshi general election campaign. He was successfully elected to the Jatiya Sangsad as the MP for Sylhet-5 constituency on 7 January 2024.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Correspondent, Sylhet. "Nahid wins, Shamsher Mobin comes in third in Sylhet-6". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Awami League saves 5 seats in Sylhet, loses one to Husamuddin Fultali". The Business Standard. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Short Biography of Shaykh Allamah Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali [1913-2008]". Salaam Media. 23 February 2021.
  4. ^ "কাশ্মিরের উপর ভারতীয় সকল আগ্রাসন বন্ধ করতে হবে". Salaam Media (in Bengali). 9 August 2019.
  5. ^ "ভারতে মহানবী (সা.) কে নিয়ে অবমাননার প্রতিবাদে অবিলম্বে জাতীয় সংসদে নিন্দা প্রস্তাব আনতে হবে". Salaam Media (in Bengali). 16 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Awami League and only Awami League in parliament". Prothom Alo. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.