Delwar Hossain Sayeedi
| Delwar Hossain Sayeedi | |
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| দেলাওয়ার হোসাইন সাঈদী | |
| Vice President of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
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| Allamah | |
| Member of Parliament for Pirojpur-1 |
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In office 12 June 1996 – 29 December 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Shudangsu Shekhor Halder |
| Succeeded by | AKMA Awal (Saeedur Rahman) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pirojpur, Barishal, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Jamaat-e-Islami bangladesh |
| Spouse(s) | Sheikha Saleha Begum |
| Children | Rafiq Bin Sayeedi, Shameem Sayeedi, Masood Sayeedi, Naseem Sayedee |
| Occupation | Politics, Dawah |
| Religion | Islam |
Delwar Hossain Sayeedi is a Bangladeshi former politician of the party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. He was a former Member of parliament of the Parliament of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2008. He is often listed on The 500 Most Influential Muslims. The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh sentenced him to death in February 2013 for crimes against humanity in the war of 1971. It is believed that his crimes included genocide, mass murder, rape and arson. The tribunal received widespread support within Bangladesh, but was criticized by some international observers. In September 2014 the Supreme Court commuted his sentence to life imprisonment.
Sayeedi was born in a village located in Indurkani, Pirojpur (Barisal Division), present-day Bangladesh. His father Yusuf Sayedee was an Islamic orator. Allama Sayeedi received his first primary religious education at his local village madrassa, which was built by his father. Sayeedi attended the Sarsina Alia Madrasah in 1962, followed by the Khulna Alia Madrasah. Sayeedi started a business in a local village market after completing his religious studies. He was recognized as a Muslim cleric, or Maulana in 1971.
Longstanding tensions between the eastern province of Bangladesh and the majority government based in western Pakistan gave rise in 1971 to the Bangladesh liberation war. The ruling Pakistani elite, consisting of Punjabis and Pathans, thought that the Bengalis were inferior. The straw that broke the camel's back was the imposition of Urdu as the state language of Pakistan, a move which angered the already upset Bengali people. On 25 March 1971 Pakistan military started armed operation on unarmed Bengali people and killed hundreds of them in that night and the atrocities have been referred to as acts of genocide. The Pakistani Army along with Bihari Muslims migrants from India (Razakars who were hand in glove with Sayeedi and others like him) unleashed war crimes on the Bengali population. Post independence many such Bihari's now live in exile in Bangladesh while continuously seeking repatriation with (West) Pakistan.
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