Kamaluddin Zafree

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Syed Kamaluddin Abdullah Zafree
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Personal
Born (1945-03-05) 5 March 1945 (age 78)
Religion Islam
Nationality Bangladeshi
Denomination Sunni
Main interest(s) Hadith studies, education
Occupation Faqih, academic
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Website kamaluddinzafree.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]

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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]

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References

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  2. "Bangladesh Islami University (BIU)".
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