Muhammad Mojlum Khan (born 6 December 1973) is a Bangladeshi-born British non-fiction writer.

Early life

Khan was born on 6 December 1973 to a

Bengali Muslim Bengali Muslims (; ) 'Mussalman'' also used in this work./ref> are adherents of Islam who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. Comprising over 70% of the global Bengali population, they are the second-largest ...

family in Habiganj District,

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. His father, Muhammad Yawar Khan (1932–1988), was a direct descendant of

Inayetullah Khan Inayetullah Khān (, ), also known as Enayetullah (), was a Faujdar of the Mughal Bengal The Bengal Subah ( Bengali: সুবাহ বাংলা, ), also referred to as Mughal Bengal and Bengal State (after 1717), was one of the pupp ...

, a 17th-century Mughal faujdar of

Sylhet Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ...

. Khan was brought up and educated in England. He studied classical Arabic and traditional Islamic sciences at a darul uloom ( Islamic seminary). He graduated with a degree in Business and Social Policy from the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a Public university, public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus university, campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and twenty-six schools of ...

Career

Khan is a teacher, writer, literary critic, research scholar and researcher in Islamic thought and history. He has published over 150 essays and articles worldwide, including 100 essays and articles on Islam, comparative religion, contemporary thought and current affairs. Since the age of 19, he has been a regular contributor to '' The Muslim News''. He is also a regular contributor on

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. Khan is a former president of a university Islamic society and executive member of Federation of Student Islamic Societies in UK and Eire (FOSIS). He is a fellow of the

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and a founding director of Bengal Muslim Research Institute UK. He is also chairman of the Ipswich and Suffolk Muslim Council and the manager of the Bangladeshi Support Centre. He is an imam to Her Majesty's Prison Service. In September 2011, Khan co-ordinated the 1 Big Multicultural Festival, organised by the Bangladeshi Support Centre (BSC).

Awards

Khan is the recipient of one international and two national prizes for his essays on Islam.

Personal life

Khan is married to childminder Fahmida Khan. He lives in

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...

, Suffolk with his family. In 1988, his father, Muhammad Pathan Yawar Khan, died. He also has two children, Muhtadi Khan (born 2001) and Mustafa Al-amin Khan (born 2003).

Books

References

External links

The Muslim 100: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History
on

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The Muslim Heritage of Bengal: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of Great Muslim Scholars, Writers and Reformers of Bangladesh and West Bengal
on

1973 births Living people British Muslims Bangladeshi emigrants to England British literary critics British columnists 21st-century Muslim scholars of Islam British Asian writers 21st-century British historians People from Habiganj District Writers from Ipswich Alumni of the University of East Anglia English Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam 20th-century British male writers Islamic scholars in the United Kingdom Bangladeshi people of Afghan descent {{UK-nonfiction-writer-stub