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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|10|31|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Kulaura Upazila|Kulaura]], [[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar]], [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet district]], [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]])
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'''Shafiqur Rahman''' ({{lang-bn|শফিকুর রহমান}}) is a Bangladeshi politician, physician and current amir of [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]]. He served as Jamaat's [[secretary general]] from October 2016 to November 2019. He was elected the Jamaat-e-Islami [[Emir]] on November 12, 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2019/11/12/dr-shafiqur-elected-ameer-of-jamaat-e-islami |title=Dr Shafiqur elected Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami |date=2019-11-12 |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |url-status=live |access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref> He was former acting secretary general of the party.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/08/30/jamaat-e-islami-calls-for-shutdown-on-wednesday-over-mir-quasems-war-crimes-verdict |title=Jamaat-e-Islami calls for shutdown on Wednesday over Mir Quasem’s war crimes verdict |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=2016-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://aa.com.tr/en/politics/bangladesh-set-to-execute-jamaat-e-islami-leader/569697 |title=Bangladesh set to execute Jamaat-e-Islami leader |website=Anadolu Agency |access-date=2016-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/10/17/maqbul-ahmed-takes-oath-jamaat-chief/ |title=Maqbul Ahmed takes oath as Jamaat chief |date=2016-10-17 |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=2016-12-12}}</ref> Before his being acting secretary general, he had been ''Ameer'' (leader) of the [[Sylhet]] city branch of the party.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Ameer of Sylhet Jamaat, 3 others sued |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-47013 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=2008-07-23 |access-date=2017-01-05}}</ref>

== Primary life ==
Shafiqur Rahman was born on October 31, 1958 in [[Kulaura Upazila]] of [[Moulvibazar District]]. His father's name. Abru Mia and his mother name is Khatibun. He is the third son her family. Rahman passed the [[Secondary School Certificate|SSC]] from the local [[Baramachal High School]] in 1974 and then passed the [[Higher Secondary School Certificate|HSC]] from the [[Murari Chand College|MC College]] in Sylhet at 1976. He got his [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] degree from [[Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College|Sylhet Medical College]] in 1983.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailynayadiganta.com/politics/364590/ঢাকা-১৫-আসনে-নির্বাচন-করতে-চান-জামায়াত-সেক্রেটারি-ডা-শফিক |script-title=bn:ঢাকা-১৫ আসনে নির্বাচন করতে চান জামায়াত সেক্রেটারি ডা: শফিক |work=Daily Naya Diganta |language=bn |access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref>

== Career ==
Rahman started his political life through the [[Jasad Chhatra League]] while in the student body and joined the [[Bangladesh Chhatra League]] in 1973. Joined [[Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir]] in 1977. While studying in [[Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College|Sylhet Osmani Medical College]], he became president of the Chatra Shibir medical branch and later the [[Sylhet District]] branch. In 1984, joined the Jamaat-e-Islami. Later he served as Sylhet's [[Emir]]. After taking office at the central level as [[Assistant Secretary-General|Assistant Secretary General]] in 2010, and the first acting [[Secretary General]] on September 19, 2011, he took over as Secretary General in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/shafiqur-elected-jamaats-ameer-1826272 |title=Shafiqur elected Jamaat’s Ameer |date=2019-11-12 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |url-status=live |access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Rahman was married on January 5, 1985 to [[Ameena Begum (politician)|Dr. Ameena Begum]]. Amena Begum served as the [[Member of parliament]] for the reserved seats in the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|eighth Jatiyo Sangshad election]]. The couple has 2 daughters and 1 son.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailysangram.com/?post=353245-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AB-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8 |script-title=bn:ঢাকা-১৫ আসন থেকে মনোনয়নপত্র সংগ্রহ করলেন ডা. শফিকুর রহমান |work=[[The Daily Sangram]] |language=bn |url-status=live |access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politicians]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi Islamists]]
[[Category:People from Kulaura Upazila]]
[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:Murari Chand College alumni]]
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[[Category:Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Alumni]]
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TheronShifflett: update references also and fixed typos

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