Mamunul Haque

Mamunul Haque is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar who is serving as the Emir of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis and Joint Secretary-General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh. With an ancestral heritage of religious scholarship and political leadership from his father, Azizul Haque, he succeeded his father as a Sheikh al-Hadith at Jamia Rahmania Arabia. He is best known for his hardline advocacy for the establishment of an Islamic state and the integration of Sharia laws into government policies. Haque has been a central figure in several national crises. In 2020 and 2021, he led opposition to the construction of a sculpture of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and organized anti-Modi protests, which made him the undisputed Hefazat leader overnight. In April 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs designated Haque as one of 15 "controversial speakers" due to his rhetoric during religious sermons and issued six recommendations to monitor and restrict his public appearances. In the 2026 Bangladeshi general election, he contested the Dhaka-13 constituency but was defeated by Bobby Hajjaj of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He subsequently alleged that irregularities in ballot design contributed to his defeat.