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

Early life

Khan was born in

Habiganj District Habiganj ( bn, হবিগঞ্জ, Hobigonj), formerly known as Habibganj ( bn, হবিবগঞ্জ, Hobibgonj), is a district in north-eastern Bangladesh, located in the Sylhet Division. It was established as a district in 1984 as a succ ...

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, and was brought up and educated in England. Khan 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 research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution f ...

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 ''

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''. 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

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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 His Majesty's Prison Service (HMPS) is a part of HM Prison and Probation Service (formerly the National Offender Management Service), which is the part of His Majesty's Government charged with managing most of the prisons within England and Wal ...

. 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

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, 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
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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
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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 {{UK-nonfiction-writer-stub