The government has appointed Mufit Muhammad Muhibbullahil Baki, pesh imam of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, as the Director General (DG) of the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Thursday night, appointing him to the post for one year on a contractual basis. Muhibbullahil Baki will succeed the current Director General Abdus Salam Khan, a Senior District and Sessions Judge.
For the first time, a religious scholar has been appointed as the chief of the Islamic Foundation, a position traditionally held by senior administration officers, judges, or high-ranking government officials.
The notification stated that the appointment will take effect from the date of joining and is conditional on him relinquishing any other professional or institutional engagement.
Mufti Muhibbullahil Baki completed his studies at Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Uloom Moinul Islam in Hathazari, Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama in India, and the Department of Arabic at Dhaka University. He obtained first-class results in Kamil (Alia system), Dawra-e-Hadith (Qawmi system), and postgraduate studies at the university level.
Before his appointment, he served as pesh imam of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque and Andarkilla Shahi Jame Mosque in Chattogram, and as khatib at several prominent mosques across the country. He also held the post of Secretary General of the Central Shariah Council for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh.
