Maulana mahmood madani - wikipedia

Indian politician

This article is about the Indian Islamic scholar and former Rajya Sabha member. For the Ugandan academic, see Mahmood Mamdani.

Mahmood Asad Madani (born 3 March 1964) is an Indian Islamic scholar, activist, politician, and president of the Mahmood faction of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind religious organisation. He formerly served as the general secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (JUH), and as member of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) party in the Rajya Sabha (the Indian upper house) in the state of Uttar Pradesh from 2006 to 2012.^[1][2] He is ranked 27th on the list of The 500 Most Influential Muslims.

Early life and education

Madani was born on 3 March 1964 in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, the son of the Islamic scholar and politician Asad Madni. He attended the Darul Uloom Deoband Islamic seminary, where he graduated in 1992.^[1]

Career

Madani joined the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH) religious organisation,^{[1 Biography for kids amelia earhart.}