AKM Yusuf
Mumtāz al-Muḥaddithīn Mawlana Abul Kalam Muhammad Yusuf | |
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আবুল কালাম মোহাম্মদ ইয়ুসুফ | |
| Revenue Minister of East Pakistan | |
| In office 17 September 1971 – 14 December 1971 | |
| Governor | Abdul Motaleb Malik |
| Administrator | A. A. K. Niazi |
| Preceded by | unknown |
| Succeeded by | dissolved |
| Member of the Pakistan Parliament for NE-24 Bakerganj-cum-Khulna | |
| In office 1962–1965 | |
| President | Ayub Khan |
| Succeeded by | Athar Ali Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1926 |
| Died | 9 February 2014 (aged 87) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Other political affiliations | Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (1952–1971) |
| Alma mater | Government Madrasah-e-Alia |
| Personal life | |
| Children | 5 daughters, 3 sons |
| Education | Kamil |
| Known for | Politics, writing |
| Occupation | Religious scholar, writer, politician |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Zafar Ahmad Usmani Amimul Ehsan Barkati Abdur Rahman Kashgari |
Abul Kalam Muhammad Yusuf (Bengali: আবুল কালাম মোহাম্মদ ইয়ুসুফ) (19 March 1926 – 9 February 2014) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, writer, activist and politician. Yusuf was a specialist in Hadith studies, he earned the title "Mumtaz al-Muhaddethin" for his advanced degree in hadith sciences, and has also published books widely in the field.
Yusuf has traveled widely and represented Bangladesh at numerous national and international forums. He served as the Chairman of Bangladesh Peasants' Welfare Society for over 35 years, the Chairman of Darul-Arabia wa Darul-Ifta Bangladesh for more than 30 years, and as a senior official of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh in various capacities for more than 60 years. Accused of war crimes during the Bangladesh War of Independence, the International Crimes Tribunal, a domestic war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh set up specifically to investigate and prosecute suspects for the genocide committed in 1971, indicted him on 13 charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. He died in custody on 9 February 2014.