{{Short description|Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and educator}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = [[Mawlana]] | name = Sajidur Rahman | image = Sajidur Rahman joins Rally Condemning Blasphemy Against Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in India.jpg | caption = Rahman in 2024 | birth_place = Bertala, [[Sarail Upazila|Sarail]], [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|12|30}} | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | spouse = Habiba Begum | children = 4 sons, 2 daughters | office = Secretary General, [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]] | term_start = 29 November 2021 | term_end = | predecessor = [[Nurul Islam Jihadi]] | successor = | office1 = Vice President, [[Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh]] | term_start1 = 2 November 2021 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = [[Muhammad Wakkas]] | successor1 = | website = | alma_mater = {{Bulleted list|[[Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam]]|[[Jamia Islamia Yunusia]]}} | module = {{Infobox religious biography | embed = yes | main_interests = Islamic movement | disciples = | teachers = | mother = Ayesha Begum | father = Muhammad Ali | era = Modern | notable_ideas = | literary_works = | movement = [[Deobandi]] | jurisprudence = [[Hanafi]] | lineage = | religion = Islam | denomination = [[Sunni]] | relatives = | disciple_of = [[Shah Ahmad Shafi]] | influences = | influenced = | notable_works = [[Jamia Darul Arkam Al Islamia]] }} }} '''Sajidur Rahman''' (born 30 December 1964) is a [[Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]] Islamic scholar and educator. He is the Secretary General of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 January 2022|title=Sajidur Rahman is Permanent secretary general of Hefazat|work=[[Prothom Alo]]|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/politics/হেফাজতের-পূর্ণ-মহাসচিব-হলেন-সাজিদুর-রহমান}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=5 January 2022|title=Sajidur Rahman is the secretary general of Hefazat|work=[[Somoy TV]]|url=https://www.somoynews.tv/news/2022-01-05/%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8}}</ref> and co-chairman of [[Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh]], the highest authority of [[Qawmi madrasa|Qawmi Madrasah]]. He is also the Senior Vice President of [[Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh]], founding principle of [[Jamia Darul Arkam Al Islamia]] and Shaykhul Hadith of [[Jamia Islamia Yunusia]].
== Early life == Sajidur Rahman was born on 30 December 1964 to [[Bengali Muslim]] parents Muhammad Ali and Ayesha Begum in the village of Bertala in [[Sarail Upazila|Sarail]], [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]] of [[Meghna Division|Comilla District]], [[East Pakistan]].<ref name="Ourislam24" /> He completed his primary education from Natai Government Primary School in [[Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila]]. In 1973, he was admitted to Yazdham Jamaat of [[Jamia Islamia Yunusia]]. After 3 years, he was admitted in Islamia Madrasa of Birasar. From this madrasa, he won the first place in the central examination of Edaraye Talimia Brahmanbaria, a regional board of education. Then he was admitted in [[Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam]]. He completed his Dawra-e Hadith (Masters) from this Madrasa in 1984.<ref name="Ourislam24">{{Cite news|last=Hasan|first=Adiat|date=30 November 2021|script-title=bn:হেফাজতের ভারপ্রাপ্ত মহাসচিব আল্লামা সাজিদুর রহমানের কর্মময় জীবন|trans-title=Biography of Hefazat Acting Secretary General Allama Sajidur Rahman|work=Ourislam24.com|url=https://www.ourislam24.com/2021/11/30/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE-2/}}</ref>
== Career == [[File:Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus with Sajidur Rahman at the State Guest House Jamuna.jpg|thumb|Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus with Sajidur Rahman at the State Guest House Jamuna]] After completing his education, his career started with teaching at [[Al-Jamia al-Arabia Nasirul Islam Nazirhat]]. After teaching in this madrasa for 3 years, he joined [[Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam]]. After teaching at Hathazari Madrasa for 3 years, he moved to [[Qatar]]. There he served as [[Khatib]] for 3 years. After returning country in 1994, he was appointed as [[Muhaddis]] of [[Jamia Islamia Yunusia]], [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]]. In the same year, he founded Jamia Darul Arkam Al Islamia in West Medda, Brahmanbaria. He is currently the principal of this madrasa and serving as shaykhul hadith of Yunusia madrassa. He is the disciple of [[Shah Ahmad Shafi]] in Sufism.<ref name="Ourislam24"/>
On 2 November 2021, he was elected senior vice president of [[Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh]] and vice president of [[Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=bn:কওমি মাদ্রাসা বোর্ডের কো-চেয়ারম্যান শায়খ সাজিদুর রহমান|trans-title=Shaikh Sajidur Rahman, Co-Chairman of Qawmi Madrasa Board|work=[[Daily Janakantha]] |url=https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/610540/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8/}}</ref> On November 29, he was elected acting secretary general of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 November 2021|script-title=bn:মাওলানা সাজিদুর রহমান হেফাজতের ভারপ্রাপ্ত মহাসচিব|trans-title=Maulana Sajidur Rahman is the acting secretary general of Hefazat|work=[[Daily Inqilab]]|url=https://m.dailyinqilab.com/article/439710/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC}}</ref>
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