Ilm (Islamic Educational Centre) of the Majlisul Ulama. The Majlisul Ulama Zimbabwe is an Islamic welfare organization which caters to the needs of the Muslim population of Zimbabwe, especially in terms of Islamic education. Menk is a noted scholar in eastern Africa and also lectures internationally.
Asia BANGL ADESH
Sayeedi, Delwar Hossain Sayeedi is an Islamic scholar, politician, lecturer and chief of the the Jamaat-e-Islami, which is the largest Islamist political party in Bangladesh. From 1996 up to 2008, he was a member of the National Assembly of Bangladesh; he also served as Member of Parliament in 1996 and 2001. In 2009 Sayeedi was put on trial accused of committing war crimes during the Bangladeshi war of independence in 1971. He was handed a death sentence in 2013, a decision which led to violent protests. Many international observers criticized the impartiality of the trial, declaring it to be politically motivated. Shamim Mohammed Afzal Afzal is the leader of the Islamic Foundation, Bangladesh. The Islamic Foundation is a quasi-governmental organization working under the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Bangladesh. Its chief aims are educational, organizational, researching, publishing, offering scholarships and also providing funding to maintain mosques. The head office of the Islamic Foundation is in Dhaka, and is supported by six regional offices and 58 district offices. CAMBODIA
Adam, HE Zakaryya HE Zakaryya Adam is a member of the Cambodian parliament, and serves as a member of the Commission on Education, Youth, Sport, Religious Affairs, Culture and Tourism. Previously, he held the position of Secretary of State in the Ministry of Cults and Religions. In addition to his government service, he serves as Vice President of the Highest Council for Islamic Religious Affairs, as the Vice President of the Cambodian Muslim Development Foundation (CMDF), general secretary for the Cambodian Islamic Centre (CIC), and as a director of Cambodian Islamic Voice Radio. Adam has translated the Qur'an, as well 136
as other Islamic books, from Arabic into the Khmer language for Cambodian readers; he has also written a Melayu-Khmer dictionary. CHINA
Guangyuan, Imam Chen Chen Guangyuan is the Grand Imam of China as well as the president of the Islamic Association of China and the president of the Chinese-Islamic Institute. He has a very important position, with China's 24.6 million Muslims coming almost exclusively from minority groups. Guangyuan has also recently spoken out in opposition to violence against Uighurs. INDIA
Ahmad, Sheikh Aboobackar Sheikh Aboobackar Ahmad is the General Secretary of the All India Muslim Scholars Association and founder and Vice Chancellor of Jamia Markus Ssaquafathi Ssunniyya (Sunni Cultural Centre), Karanthur, Kozhikode, Kerala. He is also chief patron of the Sunni Youth Society and General Secretary, Jamiat Ulema (Kerala). He was awarded with the Shaik Muhiyudheen Abdul Khadar Jeelani Award in 2009. Aboobackar is known in India and in Arab countries by the title of "Abul Aytam", meaning "The Father of Orphans", for the services he has rendered to the orphans and destitute. Al-Bukhari, Sayyid Ibrahimul Khaleel Sayyid Ibrahimul Khaleel Al-Bukhari has founded and directed numerous educational and charity initiatives in India over the past 25 years. His Ma'din Islamic Academy has grown into a mass movement with 25 educational institutions and has participated in international interfaith celebrations. Noorie, Maulana Shakir Ali Maulana Noorie is the President of Sunni Dawate Islami (Non-Political Religious Organisation) in Mumbai, India. Under his leadership this organization has been very successful in reviving Sunni Islam in India by conducting various religious events including full day congregations at state and national levels in India. The Annual Congregation is one of the largest Sunni Muslims assemblies held in India attracting around 300,000 people every year in the heart of the Financial Capital of India, Mumbai. The mission has been growing year on year with thousands of members & volunteers joining the organization from across the states. He has also been very successful in establishing