Ghulam Azam
November 7, 1922 –October 23, 2014
Politician
Lived 91 years
- Born in
- Birgaon, Bengal Presidency
- Passed away in
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ghulam Azam was a Bangladeshi politician who led Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh for many years. He opposed the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 and remained a deeply controversial figure in the country's politics. In 2013, the International Crimes Tribunal sentenced him for crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War; he died in hospital while serving his sentence.
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghulam_Azam