Ruhul Amin | |
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রুহুল আমিন | |
 Amin in 2022 (3rd from Left) | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | (1962-03-12)12 March 1962 (age 63) |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque | |
| In office 31 March 2022 – 22 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Salahuddin |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Abdul Malek |
| Muhtamim of Gowhardanga Madrasa | |
| Assumed office 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Awami League |
Ruhul Amin (Bengali:রুহুল আমিন; born 12 March 1962) is aBangladeshiIslamic scholar and educator. He was served as the Khatib ofBaitul Mukarram National Mosque of Bangladesh. He is the Muhtamim of Gowhardanga Madrasa.[1][2]
Ghazi Ruhul Amin was born on 12 March 1962 to aBengali Muslim Ghazi family in the village of Gowhardanga inTungipara,Gopalganj, then part ofEast Pakistan'sFaridpur district. His father was the Islamic scholarShamsul Haque Faridpuri and they trace their paternal ancestry to anArab soldier who was one of the members ofBakhtiyar Khalji's army during his conquest of Bengal, hence the name of his clan is Ghazi. His ancestors settled inJessore where they propagatedIslam to locals with his grandfather's great-grandfather, Mawlana Abdul Awwal al-Ghazi, relocating the family to Faridpur.[3] Ruhul Amin's grandfather's grandfather, Chand Ghazi, was a student ofSyed Ahmad Shaheed and took part in theBattle of Balakot against theSikhs. His grandfather, Muhammad Abdullah ibn Chiragh Ali, was amunshi and participant of theIndian Rebellion of 1857.[4][5]
He studied at the Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Khademul Islam in Gowhardanga, where he completed hishifz and Hadith (Masters) at Daora and Ifta.[6]
Ruhul Amin has been the Muhtamim (vice chancellor) of GowhardangaMadrasa since 2003. He is the President of Befaqul Madarisil Qawmia Gowhardanga Bangladesh and a permanent member ofAl-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh, the highest authority of Qawmi Madrasa. On 31 March 2022, he was nominatedKhatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. He is the Governor of the Board of Government of theIslamic Foundation Bangladesh.[7][8]
He is the editor of the monthlyAl-Ashraf. He assisted the court as Amicus Curiae, the country's top scholar in ruling on the validity of the fatwa. He was expecting the nomination ofAwami League fromNarail-1 constituency in the Eleventh Parliamentary Election. He was instrumental in the official recognition of the Qawmi Madrasa Charter.[9][8][7]
He has been in hiding ever since the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government.
Ruhul Amin was heavily criticised for referring to Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina as "QaumiJanani" during a speech at theSuhrawardy Udyan on 4 November 2018, his words regarding Sheikh Hasina were,
"You have recognized Bangabandhu's daughter, ignoring everything. You have found yourself in many embarrassing situations, and you have responded to them. You (Sheikh Hasina) have played the role of the mother of 1.4 million students. Today, I want to declare in the ocean of Qaumi that you are the mother of the Qaumi. From today, I have given you this title. If it were not for your maternal role, the anti-nationals, enemies of the companions,Jamaat-Maududists would not have allowed this (recognition) to happen in this country."[10][11][12]