Shafiqur Rahman

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Shafiqur Rahman (Bengali: শফিকুর রহমান; born 31 October 1958) is a Bangladeshi politician who is currently the Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.^[2][3][4]

Shafiqur Rahman
শফিকুর রহমান
Shafiqur Rahman in 2024
Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 November 2019
Secretary-General	Mia Golam Parwar
Preceded by	Maqbul Ahmed
Personal details
Born	(1958-10-31) October 31, 1958 (age 66) Kulaura Upazila, Moulvibazar District, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Political party	Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (1984–present)
Other political affiliations	JaSaD Chhatra League (1973–1977)[1]
Spouse	Ameena Begum ​ (m. 1985)​
Alma mater	Murari Chand College Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Politician Businessman Physician
Website	dr-shafiqurrahman.info

Early life

Rahman was born on 31 October 1958 in Bhatera Union under Kulaura Upazila of Moulvibazar District. His father's name is Abru Mia and mother's name is Khatibun. He is the third son of his family. Rahman passed SSC from Baramachal High School in 1974, then he passed HSC from Murari Chand College in Sylhet in 1976. He got MBBS degree from Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College in 1983.^[5]

Career and afterwards

Shafiqur Rahman started his political career by joining JaSaD Chhatra League, the student wing of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD) in 1973.^[1] He joined Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami in 1977. While he was studying in Sylhet Osmani Medical College, he became president of the local Chhatra Shibir medical branch and later the Sylhet District branch of Chhatra Shibir. In 1984, He joined Jamaat-e-Islami. Later, he served as the Ameer of Sylhet Unit of Jamaat-e-Islami. After taking office at the central level as assistant secretary-general in 2010 and the first acting secretary-general on 19 September 2011, he took over as secretary-general in 2016.^[6]

On 19 July 2025, Shafiqur Rahman got sick and collapsed while he was giving a speech against corruption during the national rally of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in Suhrawardy Udyan, Dhaka. Even after that he completed the speech and after the speech, he was sent to the Ibna Sina Medical College .^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]}

Personal life

Rahman was married on 5 January 1985 to Dr. Ameena Begum. She served as MP for a reserved seat in the 2001 Bangladeshi general election in support of Jamaat-e-Islami, The couple has 2 daughters and 1 son.^[13][1]

See also

• Mia Golam Parwar