Mawlana Muhammad Husam-ud-Din Chowdhury (; born 5 February 1974) is a Prominent

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and author. Youngest Son of The Prominent

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Saint Shams-ul-Ulama Allamah Muhammad Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali (R.A) and Grandson of The Prominent Hanafi Faqih Mufti Mawlana Muhammad Abdul Majid Chowdhury Naqshbandi Mujaddidi (R.A). He was former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from Sylhet-5. Mawlana Muhammad Husam-ud-Din Chowdhury Fultali serves as the President of Bangladesh Anjumane Al Islah (Non-Political Organization).

Early life and education

Mawlana Muhammad Husam-ud-Din Chowdhury Fultali was born on 5 February 1974 to a

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family in the village of Fultali, located in Zakiganj

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, Bangladesh. He is the youngest son of the Islamic scholar Allamah Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali and was educated at the Badedeorail Fultali Kamil Madrasa.

Career

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, India, United States, and the United Kingdom. He has authored several books and is the Founding Editor of the ''Parwana'' monthly magazine.

Political career

Mawlana Muhammad Husam-ud-Din Chowdhury Fultali is the current president of Bangladesh Anjumane Al Islah and formerly its general secretary. Following the

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in 2019, he declared that all Indian aggression on Kashmir must be stopped. During an Anjumane Al Islah UK conference in

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, Greater Manchester, he called upon the

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to condemn the controversial remarks of Indian politicians about Muhammad. Mawlana Muhammad Husam-ud-Din Chowdhury Fultali visited the

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at the Ganabhaban on 6 December 2023 during the

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campaign. He was successfully elected to the

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as the MP for Sylhet-5 constituency on 7 January 2024.

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