Muhibbillahil Baqi new Islamic Foundation chief

The government has appointed Baitul Mukarram National Mosque’s pesh imam, Mufit Muhammad Muhibbullahil Baki, as the new Director General of Islamic Foundation Bangladesh for a one-year contractual term.

A notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Thursday night said the appointment will take effect from the date of his joining. He will replace Abdus Salam Khan, a Senior District and Sessions Judge.

This marks the first time a religious scholar has been appointed to lead the Islamic Foundation, a post previously held by senior bureaucrats, judges and other top government officials.

Muhibbullahil Baki studied at Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Uloom Moinul Islam, Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama and the Arabic Department of University of Dhaka.

Before the appointment, he served as pesh imam of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque and Andarkilla Shahi Jame Mosque, and also worked as Secretary General of the Central Shariah Council for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh.