Motiur Rahman Nizami is the current chief of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. He is a death row convict for his war crimes in 1971. On Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld death sentence for the condemned war criminal handed down at the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh.
Here is a brief biography of Nizami:
March 31, 1943 Born Monmothpur village of Shathia upazilla in the district of Pabna. Nizami received primary education in his own village and then got admitted into Boalmari Madrasa. 1955 Passed Dakhil examination in first division. 1959 He was placed in 16th position of the merit list with first division from Twaha Senior Madrasa of Shibpur, Pabna. 1960 Nizami rose in the ranks of East Pakistan branch of Jamaat-e-islami, Pakistan, having led the student organisation, Islamic Chhatro Shango (ICS) (now Islamic Chhatro Shibir). 1961 Passed Fazil exam from same institution securing a first division. 1963 Received his Kamil degree in Islamic Jurisprudence/Fiqh from Alia Madrasa of Dhaka. 1967 Completed his graduation.1971
Held superior responsibility of Jamaat-e-Islami student wing Islami Chhatra Sangha, members of which formed the al-Badr militia force. Involved in the mass murder and rape of Bangalis in Pabna and the massacre of intellectuals in Dhaka.
1978 Was allowed to return to Bangladesh after being banned for political participation by first president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. 1991 Elected Member of the Parliament, representing Jamaat-e-islami constituency of Pabna 1. 2001 Took the helm of Jamaat-e-Islami. 2001-03: Served as Minister of Agriculture. June 29, 2010 Arrested December 11, 2011 Charges pressed May 2011. Shown arrested on allegations of smuggling armsto Assamese insurgents in India. May 28, 2011 Indicted in war crimes charges January 9, 2012 Tribunal took cognisance of charges November 13, 2013 War crimes trial began January 30, 2014 Got death penalty for the 10-truck arms haul March 2, 2014 Trial ended October 29, 2014 Sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal. January 6, 2016 The Appellate Division upheld the tribunal's sentence for the Al-Badr chief.