Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed
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Mojaheed at 2010 public meeting
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| Native name | আলী আহসান মোহাম্মদ মোজাহিদ |
| Born |
23 June 1948 Faridpur, East Bengal |
| Died | 22 November 2015 (aged 67) Dhaka Central Jail, Dhaka |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Resting place | Kabashpur, Faridpur |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Politics |
| Employer | Secretary General |
| Organization | Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh |
| Known for | Politics, War crimes |
| Home town | Faridpur district |
| Title | Member of the Parliament and Minister of Social Welfare |
| Term | 2001–2006 |
| Political party | Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh |
| Criminal charge | 34 counts of charges including genocide, conspiracy in killing intellectuals, torture and abduction during 1971 Liberation war of Bangladesh |
| Criminal penalty | Capital punishment |
| Criminal status | Hanged to death |
Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed (Bengali: আলী আহসান মোহাম্মদ মোজাহিদ; 23 June 1948 – 22 November 2015) was a convicted war criminal and former Bangladeshi politician who served as a Member of Parliament and as the Minister of Social Welfare from 2001 to 2007 of Bangladesh. He received death penalty by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh on 22 November 2015, becoming one of the world's first Ministers to be hanged. It is believed that he was second in command of the infamous paramilitary force, Al-Badr in 1971, which allegedly committed war crimes at that time. Until his death, he was the Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. On 17 July 2013, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed was found guilty of war crimes such as genocide, conspiracy in helping to kill intellectuals and abduction during the 1971 Liberation war of Bangladesh by the International Crimes Tribunal-2 and sentenced him to death for 2 of the 7 charges brought against him. High Court rejected his review petition on 18 November 2015. According to the jail officials, Mojaheed asked for mercy petition to the President of Bangladesh, which was rejected, however his family reported that the news of appeal was a false from the government.
Mojaheed was born in 1948, in Faridpur district. His father, Mohammad Ali, an Islamic scholar, was a member of the Peace Committee during the Liberation War with alleged involvement in crimes against humanity. After the liberation of Bangladesh, he was acquitted by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from trials on request of local Awami League leaders. After completing schooling from Faridpur, Mojaheed took admission to the Dhaka University in 1970.
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