Abdur Rahman (; 1920–2015), also known as Faqihul Millat, was a

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of the

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school. He was born in Imam Nagar,

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, in 1920. He was the founder director of the

Islamic Research Center Bangladesh Islamic Research Center Bangladesh, popularly known as ''Bashundhara Islamic Research Center'', is a higher Islamic research institution situated at Bashundhara, Dhaka. Faqihul Millat Mufti Abdur Rahman was the principal founder of the instituti ...

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Early life and education

Abdur Rahman was born in 1920, to a

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family in the village of Imamnagar in

Chittagong District Chittagong District (), ( Chatgaiya: Sitang/Chatga), officially Chattogram District, is a district located in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. Due to its geographical location, Chittagong is classified as a s ...

, British India. His father was known as Chan Miah.Abdur Rahman completed his primary and higher secondary education from

Al Jamiatul Arabia Nasirul Islam Al Jamiatul Arabia Nasirul Islam, commonly known as Nazirhat Bara Madrasa, is a Qawmi madrasa located in Nazirhat, Fatikchhari Upazila, in the Chittagong District of Bangladesh. It was established in 1912 by Sufi Azizur Rahman and two associate ...

and Darul Uloom Muinul Islam Hathazari. Then he went to

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for further studies. There Abdur Rahman successfully completed ''Dawra e Hadith'' and then engaged himself at the same institution in research in the field of Ifta (

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Career

After graduating from Darul Uloom Deoband Abdur Rahman served as a teacher and principal in various Islamic seminaries, locally called madrasah including

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of Chittagong and Jameel Madrasah of Bogra. He is the founder of

and Jamiatul Abrarat Riverview, Dhaka. He is also the chairman of Bangladesh

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Madrasah Education Board Federation. Besides these Mufti Abdur Rahman has been serving as the chairman of the

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Madrasah Education Board consists of over a thousand institutions of

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of 18 districts in the northern part of the country.

Islamic banking

From 1983 to 1992 Mufti Abdur Rahman was a member of the 1st Shariah Council of

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. Since then, he played an important role in the Islamic banking sector as shariah supervisor in various banks of the country. He was elected Chairman of the Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh (CSBIB) in 2007. In the meantime, worked as chairman of the Shariah Council of Al Arafah Islami Bank and as vice chairman of the Shariah Board of Social Investment Bank. He was also Shariah adviser of the Oriental Bank for a short period of time. He also serves as the Chairman of Shariah Board of Shahjalal Islami Bank. Abdur Rahman participated in different seminars and traveled to

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and

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Death

He died of old age on 10 November 2015 in Bashundhara,

. The chairman of

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expressed condolences.

References

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Early life and education

Career

Islamic banking

Death

See also

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