Nur Hossain Kasemi

Nur Hossain Qasmi (10 January 1945 – 13 December 2020) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, politician, educator, religious speaker and spiritual figure. He was the secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, vice-president of Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh, senior vice-president of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh and Shaykhul Hadith and rector of Jamia Madania Baridhara (Dhaka) and Jamia Sobhania Mahmud (Nagar). He had played a leading role in the Hefazat movement, Khatam an-Nabiyyin movement etc.

Name and lineage Qasmi was born on 10 January 1945 into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Chodda in Manoharganj under Tipperah district (now Comilla District, Bangladesh).

Education His education started by enrolling in a primary school near to his house. After class 4, he was admitted at Kashipur Kasemul Uloom Madrasa and studied till the Secondary class. Then he was admitted at Al Jamiatul Islamia Darul Ulum madrassa in Barura. Here, he studied till Jamaat-e Hedaya (Honours 2nd).

On 15 November 2020, he was elected secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and was the president of Hefazat, Dhaka Chapter.

Politics In 1975, he entered politics with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh. He came to the central leadership of Jamiat in 1990 and on 7 November 2015 he became its secretary general.

From 1990 to 2000, he was involved in the Khatam an-Nabiyyin movement and served as general secretary.

In 2021, Yasin Abdur Rauf wrote a biography of him in Arabic. "Nur Hossain Qasmi Conference" was held on 9 January 2021 in Savar.