Mamunul Haque

Mamunul Haque (born November 1973) is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar who is serving as the Emir of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis and Joint Secretary-General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh. With an ancestral heritage of religious scholarship and political leadership from his father, Azizul Haque, he succeeded his father as a Sheikh al-Hadith at Jamia Rahmania Arabia. He is best known for his hardline advocacy for the establishment of an Islamic state and the integration of Sharia laws into government policies.Haque has been a central figure in several national crises. In 2020 and 2021, he led opposition to the construction of a sculpture of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and organized anti-Modi protests, which made him the undisputed Hefazat leader overnight. In April 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs designated Haque as one of 15 "controversial speakers" due to his rhetoric during religious sermons and issued six recommendations to monitor and restrict his public appearances.In the 2026 Bangladeshi general election, he contested the Dhaka-13 constituency but was defeated by Bobby Hajjaj of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He subsequently alleged that irregularities in ballot design contributed to his defeat.

Haque has been described as a polarizing figure in Bangladeshi politics due to his opposition to secular social reforms. In 2025, he participated in a nationwide movement calling for the dissolution of the interim government's Women's Affairs Reform Commission and advocated limiting women's roles in the public sphere. His statements regarding gender and religious minorities in Bangladesh have been described by human rights organizations and secular activists as misogynistic and exclusionary.

He has been imprisoned three times under the Sheikh Hasina regime. Following the fall of her regime, Mamun participated in governmental meetings with the President of Bangladesh, Mohammed Shahabuddin and the Chief of Army Staff, Waker-Uz-Zaman, which eventually led to the formation of the Yunus ministry, which included a member from Hefazat, A F M Khalid Hossain. In addition to his political and religious activities, he has served as an adjunct professor at Asian University of Bangladesh and is the editor of Rahmani Paigam, a monthly magazine published in Dhaka.