Maqbul Ahmed
Leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
In office
17 October 2016  12 November 2019
Acting: 12 May 2016 – 17 October 2016
Preceded byMotiur Rahman Nizami
Succeeded byShafiqur Rahman
Personal details
Born(1939-08-02)2 August 1939
Daganbhuiyan Upazila, Feni, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died13 April 2021(2021-04-13) (aged 81)[1]
Dhaka
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyJamaat-e-Islami
SpouseShuriya Begum
ProfessionPolitician, scholar

Maqbul Ahmed (2 August 1939 – 13 April 2021) was the Ameer, or chief, of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the largest Islamic party of Bangladesh. He was from Feni. He was appointed to that position on 17 October 2016 after serving as acting leader for six months.[2]

Death

Ahmed died on 13 April 2021, from COVID-19 at Ibn Sina Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3]

References

  1. জামায়াতের সাবেক আমির মকবুল আহমাদের মৃত্যু. Jugantor (in Bengali). 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. "Jamaat-e-Islami picks new chief months after Nizami hangs for Bangladesh war crimes". Bdnews24.com. 17 October 2016.
  3. "Ex-Jamaat ameer Maqbul dies". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2021-04-14.


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