Ghulam Azam

Ghulam Azam (Bengali: গোলাম আযম; 7 November 1922 – 23 October 2014) was the Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh until 2000.^[1][2] Azam hated the idea of independence of Bangladesh during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.^[3][4] Azam was convicted for war crimes in July 2013.^[5]

Ghulam Azam
Leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh
In office 1960–2000
Preceded by	Maulana Abdur Raheem
Succeeded by	Motiur Rahman Nizami
Personal details
Born	(1922-11-07)November 7, 1922 Dhaka, Bengal, British Raj (now Bangladesh)
Died	23 October 2014(2014-10-23) (aged 91) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Jamaat-e-Islami
Spouse(s)	Afifa Azam
Relations	wife
Children	6
Alma mater	Dhaka University
Occupation	Politician

Azam died in Dhaka, Bangladesh from a stroke, aged 91.^[6][7]