Mir Quasem Ali

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mir Quasem Ali
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 31, 1952(1952-12-31)
Age	72
Date Of Death	September 3, 2016, Gazipur District, Bangladesh
Birthplace	Manikganj District
Country	Bangladesh
Birth City	Dhaka Division
Horoscope	Capricorn

Mir Quasem Ali Biography

Mir Quasem Ali is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 31, 1952 in Manikganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.

Mir Quasem Ali (31 December 1952 – 3 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi businessman, philanthropist and politician. He was a former director of Islami Bank, and chairman of the Diganta Media Corporation, which owns Diganta TV. He founded the Ibn Sina Trust and was a key figure in the establishment of the NGO Rabita al-Alam al-Islami. He was considered to be the wealthiest member of the Bangladeshi political party Jamaat-e-Islami. He was sentenced to death on 2 November 2014 for crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 by International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh. The charges were denied by his relatives, stating they were politically motivated. Rights groups also raised concerns about these cases, with Amnesty International criticising the use of the death penalty and saying Mir Quasem Ali’s trial had been unfair. He was hanged at Gazipur on 3 September 2016 after his final appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

Mir Quasem was a first-year student of Chittagong College in 1971, where he was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in physics. He was the president of Chittagong Chhatra Sangha’s unit. He was elected a to the Pakistan Islami Chhatra Sangha’s provincial working council on 6 November. He was also general secretary of East Pakistan Islami Chhatra Sangha. Al-Badr was a paramilitary force composed of Jamaat e Islami’s then student wing Islami Chhatra Sangha to support Pakistan army and crackdown on pro liberation groups. Al-Badr branch of Chittagong seized Mohamaya Bhaban building at Andrrkilla. The building was owned by a local Hindu family. They renamed it “Dalim Hotel” and used it as an interrogation and detention centre. Pro- Bangladeshi activists Jahangir Alam Chowdhury and Syed Md Emran testified at Quasem’s trial that the prison was used to torture suspected members of Mukti Bahini; Mukti Bahini members “Jasim”, Tuntu Sen and Ranjit Das were killed at this place. Witnesses testified at the trial that guards at hotel Dalim would announce the arrival of Quasem with “Mr Quasem has come. Mr Commander has come.”

Mir Quasem Ali Net Worth

Mir Quasem Ali is one of the richest Politician from Bangladesh. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mir Quasem Ali 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mir Quasem Ali is born to Mir Tayeb Ali and Rabeya Begum. He was born in Munsidangi Sutalori in Manikganj on 31 December 1952. He joined the Islami Chhatra Sangha in 1967 while studying in Chittagong Collegiate School.

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Who is Mir Quasem Ali Dating?

According to our records, Mir Quasem Ali married to Khandker Ayesha Khatun. As of December 1, 2023, Mir Quasem Ali’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2016, Human Rights Watch reported that Mir Quasem Ali’s trial was flawed. It demanded a moratorium on the death penalty, after details emerged that the prosecution had for producing insufficient evidence in court. Brad Adams of HRW stated: “Allowing the death sentence in a case with such fundamental doubts about the evidence is unthinkable.”

Facts & Trivia

Jeanett Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bangladesh. Mir Quasem Ali celebrates birthday on December 31 of every year.

Top Facts about Mir Quasem Ali

1. Mir Quasem Ali was a Bangladeshi Jamaat-e-Islami politician.
2. He was convicted of war crimes during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
3. Ali was sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal in 2014.
4. His execution took place on September 3, 2016.
5. The trial and execution were controversial and drew international attention.
6. Ali was a prominent businessman with interests in banking and media.
7. He served as the director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited.
8. Ali also owned several newspapers, including Daily Naya Diganta and Daily Sangram.
9. He had close ties to Jamaat-e-Islami’s leadership and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir.
10. Ali’s death sparked protests among his supporters in Bangladesh and abroad.