Ghulam Azam
Ghulam Azam (Bengali: গোলাম আযম; 7 November 1922 – 23 October 2014) was the Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh until 2000.[1][2] Azam hated the idea of independence of Bangladesh during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.[3][4] Azam was convicted for war crimes in July 2013.[5]
Ghulam Azam | |
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| Leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh | |
| In office 1960–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Maulana Abdur Raheem |
| Succeeded by | Motiur Rahman Nizami |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1922 Dhaka, Bengal, British Raj (now Bangladesh) |
| Died | 23 October 2014 (aged 91) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Spouse(s) | Afifa Azam |
| Relations | wife |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Dhaka University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Azam died in Dhaka, Bangladesh from a stroke, aged 91.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Azam found guilty of Bangladesh war crimes". aljazeera. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ↑ Prof. Ghulam Azam Retires Archived 2001-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Islamic Voice, December 2006.
- ↑ Uddin, Sufia M. (2006). Constructing Bangladesh: Religion, Ethnicity, And Language in an Islamic Nation. University of North Carolina. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-8078-3021-5.
- ↑ H. Evans in 'The Post-colonial States of South Asia:Democracy, Development and Identity', edited by A. Shastri and A. Wilson, Palgrave, 2001, p. 71.
- ↑ "Bangladesh: Islamist leader found guilty of war crimes". euronews. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ↑ Staff Correspondent (23 October 2014). "War criminal Golam Azam dies". Daily Prothom Alo. http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/55463/Golam-Azam-on-life-support. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ Julfikar Ali Manik, Moniruzzaman Uzzal (23 October 2014). "War criminal Ghulam Azam dies". Dhaka Tribune. http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/oct/23/ghulam-azam-life-support. Retrieved 23 October 2014.