Abdur Rahim (scholar)

Mohammad Abdur Rahim
Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami East Pakistan
In office
1956–1960
Preceded byAbul A'la Maududi
Succeeded byGhulam Azam
Personal details
Born(1918-03-02)2 March 1918
Died1 October 1987(1987-10-01) (aged 69)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
PartyIslami Shashantantra Andolan Jamaat-e-Islami
SpouseKhairunnesa
Children15
Alma materAlia Madrasa of Calcutta
OccupationDawah
ProfessionWriter, translator, politician
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Abdur Rahim (Bengali: আব্দুর রহিম; 2 March 1918 – 1 October 1987) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, South Asian politician and the first promoter of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh.

He translated several books written by prominent Islamic scholars such as Abul A'la Maududi and Yusuf al-Qaradawi into Bengali and he wrote widely on the fundamentals of Islam in both Urdu and Bengali.