Shah Abdul Hannan

Shah Abdul Hannan
শাহ আবদুল হান্নান
Shah Abdul Hannan ; শাহ আবদুল হান্নান
Born	23 September 1939; Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Died	2 June 2021 (aged 82); Ibn Sina Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Era	1963-2021
Main interests	Islamic economy, Islamic culture, Islamic banking
Website	shahfoundationbd.org/hannan

Shah Abdul Hannan (

Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd.^[2]^[3]

Early life and education

Shah Abdul Hannan was born in 1939 in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. He completed Bachelor of Economics and Political Science in 1959 and Master of Political Science in 1961 from University of Dhaka. After successfully completing studentship he joined the then Pakistan Civil Service.

Career

Government service

Shah Abdul Hannan started his professional life as a lecturer of political science in a college in Dhaka. He joined Pakistan Finance Service in 1963 and retired as the secretary of the Govt. of Bangladesh in 1998.^[4] He served the Government of Bangladesh as:

Chairman, National Board of Revenue, where he pioneered the introduction of
VAT (Value Added Tax) in Bangladesh;^{[citation needed}
]

Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank;
Director General, Bureau of Anti-corruption;
Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare;^{[citation needed]}
Secretary, Internal Resources Division, Ministry of Finance.

Educator

Hannan was one of the founding members of the

International Islamic University, Chittagong and syndicate member of Manarat International University.^[6]

He has lectured for YouTube videos and indoor classes on a wide range of issues including women's rights, human rights, contemporary issues and Islamic solutions,

Usul al fiqh and Islamic economics.^{[citation needed}

]

Economist

As an economist Shah Abdul Hannan served as:

Co-founder, Islamic Economics Research Bureau

Co-founder, Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought
Member, Editorial Board, The Daily Arthanitee^{[citation needed]}
Chief Advisor, Islamic Insurance Co. Bangladesh^{[citation needed]}
Chairman, Islamic Banks’ Consultative Forum (IBCF)
Founder member, Central Shariah Board of Islamic Banks^[7]
Chairman of
Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd^[8]

Social work

Chairman, Ibn Sina Trust^{[citation needed]}
Chairman, Manarat Dhaka International School and College^[9]
Member, Association of Correction and Social Reclamation, Bangladesh (ACSRB)

Media personality

Shah Hannan regularly attended media programs in channels

RTV and Islamic TV

.

Works

Books written by Shah Abdul Hannan:

Islami Ortthonitite Shorker er Vumika (1985)
Islami Orthoniti: Dorshon O Kormokoushol (2002)
Nari Shomossa o Islam (1988)
Nari O Bastobota (2002)
Social Laws of Islam (1995)
Desh Shomaj O Rajniti (2003)
Bishoy Chinta
Soviet Union e Islam (1976)
Usul-al-Fiqh (2000)
Law Economics and history (2003)
Islam and Gender: The Bangladesh Perspective (2016)

Personal life

He had two children, Samina Akhter and Shah Mustafa Faisal.

Death

Hannan died at

Salat al-Janazah funeral prayers: one was held at Dhanmondi Shahi Eidgah, another was in front of his house, and a third was at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. Afterwards, he was buried at Shahjahanpur Cemetery in Dhaka.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Shah Abdul Hannan passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 2 June 2021.
^ "Member Profile: Shah Abdul Hannan". Dahuk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
^ "Shah Abdul Hannan's Biography". Lightmillennium.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
^ "Shah Abdul Hannan – Usul al Fiqh". Sunnah Muakada. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
^ "Mr. Shah Abdul Hannan". North South University. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
^ "MIU Board of Trustees". Manarat International University. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
^ "Shah Abdul Hannan, Chairman of Central Shariah Board presiding over the 31st general meeting of the board at Islami Bank Tower on Sunday". The New Nation. The New Nation. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd
. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

^ "Home". manaratcollege.org.

^ ^a ^b "Former secretary Shah Abdul Hannan passes away".

External links

Official website

Md. Mahmudul Hasan (2021) "Shah Abdul Hannan: An exemplary human being and teacher". Islamic Horizon, 50 (5). p. 61.
ISSN 8756-2367. url: Islamic Horizons September/October 2021 by Islamic Society of North America - Issuu

Md. Mahmudul Hasan (2021) "Remembering my teacher Shah Abdul Hannan". The Daily Star, Dhaka, 5 July 2021. p. 9. url: Remembering my teacher Shah Abdul Hannan

Md. Mahmudul Hasan (2021) "In memory of Shah Abdul Hannan". New Age, 8 June 2021. url: In memory of Shah Abdul Hannan

Md. Mahmudul Hasan (2022) "In memory of Uttar Goran’s grammarian: The life and legacy of Shah Abdul Hannan". Dhaka Tribune, 1 June 2022. url: [1]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shah_Abdul_Hannan&oldid=1193900265"

[DhakaTribune-1] "Shah Abdul Hannan passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 2 June 2021.

[dahuk1-2] "Member Profile: Shah Abdul Hannan". Dahuk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.

[3] "Shah Abdul Hannan's Biography". Lightmillennium.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.

[4] "Shah Abdul Hannan – Usul al Fiqh". Sunnah Muakada. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

[5] "Mr. Shah Abdul Hannan". North South University. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

[6] "MIU Board of Trustees". Manarat International University. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

[7] "Shah Abdul Hannan, Chairman of Central Shariah Board presiding over the 31st general meeting of the board at Islami Bank Tower on Sunday". The New Nation. The New Nation. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2016.

[8] Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd
. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

[9] "Home". manaratcollege.org.

[tbsObit-10] "Former secretary Shah Abdul Hannan passes away".

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