Junaid Babunagari

Muhammad Junaid (popularly known as Junaid Babungari, Bengali: জুনাইদ বাবুনগরী, 8 October 1953 – 19 August 2021) was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educator, writer, researcher, Islamic speaker and spiritual figure. He was the Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh from 2020 until his death.

His followers called him 'Majlum Janneta', 'Qaed-e Millat' and the 'Uncompromising Sipahsalar'. He went to jail for leading the Hefazat movement in 2013. Babunagari was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Junaid died on 19 August 2021 in Chittagong from a stroke caused by diabetes at the age of 67.[1]

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  1. "Hifazat-e Islam chief Junaid Babunagari dies in Chattogram hospital". Bdnews24. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.