AKM Yusuf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

AKM Yusuf

Bangladeshi politician

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1926

Place of Birth: Bagerhat Sadar Upazila, Khulna Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 09-Feb-2014

Profession: politician

Nationality: Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Maulana Abul Kalam Muhammad Yusuf (Bengali: ??????? ???? ????? ???????? ???????) (19 March 1926 – 9 February 2014) was a Bangladeshi religious scholar, writer, activist and politician.
Yusuf was a specialist in the study of Hadith (Prophetic tradition): he earned the title "Mumtaz al-Muhaddethin" for his advanced degree in hadith sciences, and has also published books widely in the field.Yusuf has traveled widely and represented Bangladesh at numerous national and international forums.
He served as the Chairman of Bangladesh Peasants' Welfare Society for over 35 years, the Chairman of Darul-Arabia wa Darul-Ifta Bangladesh for more than 30 years, and as a senior official of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh in various capacities for more than 60 years.
Implicated for war crimes he was allegedly party to in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh, the International Crimes Tribunal, a domestic war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh set up specifically to investigate and prosecute suspects for the genocide committed in 1971, indicted him on 13 charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
He died in custody on 9 February 2014.