Abdul Malek Halim () is a Bangladeshi

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and ''Nayeb-e Ameer'' of

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. Abdul Malek Halim is the pioneer of ''

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Mohila (Female) Madrasa'' in

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and the founder of Al-Jamiatul Arabia Lil Baneena Wal Banaat Haildhar, the first ''

Madrasa'' having female branch. At present, Abdul Malek Halim is serving as the principle of the Madrasa. Abdul Malek Halim is also serving as the senior vice-chairman of

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. He is an ex-chairman of

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Education

Abdul Malek Halim pursued higher education from

Al-Jamiah Al-Islamiah Patiya Al-Jāmiʿah Al-Islāmiyyah Patiya (, ), better known simply as Patiya Madrasa () and formerly known as Al-Madrasah Aḍ-Ḍamīriyyah Qāsim al-ʿUlūm (, ), is a Qawmi Madrasah located in Patiya Upazila of Chittagong District, Bangladesh. It ...

Career

Malek started his career as a teacher at a local madrasa after completing education. Later he went to Saudi Arabia and worked as an Imam at a Masjid there. He became inspired by observing the religious training provided to the woman in KSA and other Arab countries and decided to establish an Islamic school for woman. His vision was materialized when an

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of the

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visits his village and inspired him to settle in his country for establishing a female religious school. Finally, Maulana Halim stablished Al-Jamiatul Arabia Lil Baneena Wal Banaat Haildhar in 1972 and serving as the DG of the institution.

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