Mr. Syed Sadatullah Husaini has been re-elected Ameer (President) of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. The 162-member Markazi Majlis-e Numaindagan (Council of Representatives), of which 36 are women, assembled at the Jamaat headquarters from 26 April to 30th April 2023. The Council of Representatives discussed and re-elected him for a four-year term from April 2023 till March 2027.
Mr. Husaini was earlier elected new President of JIH in April 2019, succeeding Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari, who headed the organisation for 12 years.
Earlier, Mr. Husaini also served the organisation as its Vice President and a member of the JIH Central Advisory Council. He has been the National President of JIH’s student wing Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) of India for two consecutive terms. He has headed several forums and bodies. He is also on the boards of many social and academic organisations in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi and Aligarh.
Born on 7th June 1973 in Mahboobnagar district of Telangana, Mr. Husaini graduated in electronics and telecommunication engineering from Nanded, Maharashtra. He is Chief Editor of Urdu monthly magazine, Zindagi e Nau. Being a regular columnist, he is writing on burning as well as Islamic issues. He has authored about 22 books so far and has written more than 400 articles in Urdu and English languages.
The topics covered in his books and articles include the application of Islam in contemporary times, Islamic activism, Muslim and minority issues, policymaking, and topics related to philosophy, economics, gender, etc.
NEW MARKAZI MAJLIS-E SHOORA
The Council of Representatives also elected the following 24 members of Markazi Majlis-e Shoora (Central Advisory Council) of JIH for the next 4-year term, April 2023 to March 2027:
1)T. Arif Ali (Kerala), 2) Engineer Muhammad Salim (Rajasthan), 3) Muhammad Jafar (Delhi), 4) Dr.Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas (Delhi), 5)Maulana Muhammad Raziul Islam Nadwi (Delhi), 6) S Ameenul Hasan (Karnataka), 7) Malik Moatasim Khan (Telangana), 8) Hasan Raza (Jharkhand), 9) Mujtaba Farooque (Maharashtra), 10) Maulana Waliullah SayeediFalahi (UP East), 11) Muhammad Abdul Jabbar Siddiqui (Telangana), 12) Dr.Salim Khan (Maharashtra), 13) RahmathunnissaA. (Kerala), 14) Muhammad Iqbal Mulla (Karnataka), 15) Atiya Siddiqua (Maharashtra), 16) Maulana Muhiuddin Ghazi (UP East), 17) M.I. Abdul Aziz (Kerala), 18) Syed Tanveer Ahmed (Karnataka), 19) AbdussalamM. (Kerala), 20) Shabbir Alam Khan (Bihar), 21) Malik Faisal Falahi (UP East), 22) Ejaz Ahmed Aslam (Tamil Nadu), 23) Fahimuddin Ahmed (Telangana), and 24)Dr. Taha Mateen (Karnataka)
SECRETARY-GENERAL AND VICE PRESIDENTS
In consultation with the new Central Advisory Council on April 30, JIH President Syed Sadatullah Husaini appointed T. Arif Ali as Qayyim Jamaat (Secretary-General) of the organisation. He also appointed Engineer Muhammad Salim, S Ameenul Hasan, Malik Moatasim Khan and Maulana Waliullah SayeediFalahi as Naib Ameers (Vice Presidents).