Honorific Prefix: | Ameer-e-Shariah |
Birth Place: | Ludhua, Raipur |
Birth Date: | 10 January 1948 |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Office: | 3rd Ameer, Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |
Termstart: | November 29, 2014 |
Predecessor: | Ahmadullah Ashraf |
Country: | Bangladesh |
Party: | Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |
Parents: | Muhammadullah Hafezzi (father) |
Ataullah Hafezzi (born January 10, 1948) is a Deobandi Islamist leader and politician who is serving as the Ameer (Head) of the Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan, Naeeb-e-Ameer (vice-head) of the Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, director of Jamia Nooria Islamia, and the chief Khatib of Ambarshah Shahi Jam'a Mosque.
His political career started with the Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan, a party founded by his father. He served as one of the central leaders of Islami Oikya Jote and led the Islamic Law Implementation Committee. In 2014, he was nominated as the Ameer of Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan and elected in 2023.[1]
In 2015, he was appointed as Muhtamim of Jamia Nuria Islamia.[2]
Hafezzi has led several notable protests, including those against the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992, Taslima Nasreen in 1994, and the publication of cartoons deemed offensive in 2007. He has been involved in movements opposing secularism, leading protests under both Khilafat Andolan and Hefazat-e-Islam. He also led it under the banner of Hefazat.[3]