Abdus Salam Chatgami
Abdus Salam Chatgami  (, ; 1943 – 8 September 2021) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, educator, writer and researcher. He was considered one of the prominent Islamic scholars of South Asia for his research work. Chatgami had served as the Grand Mufti in both Pakistan and Bangladesh. Early life and education 
Abdus Salam Chatgami was born in 1943, to a Bengali Muslim family of Sheikhs in the village of Naldia in Anwara, Chittagong, Bengal Presidency. His genealogy is as follows: Sheikh Abdus Salam, son of Sheikh Khalilur Rahman, son of Sheikh Abdul Khaliq, son of Sheikh Raushan Ali. Education
His education initially began at his home in Naldia. He then joined the local madrasa in his village, Al-Madrasa al-Azizia Al-Qasimia, in 1367 AH (1947-1948 CE) where he studied for three years. Chatgami then spent time earning with his father, Khalilur Rahman. In 1375 AH (1955-1956 CE), he enrolled at the Ihyaul Uloom al-Husaynia in the nearby village of Boalia where he was educated for three years. Chatgami then progressed onto Al-Jamiatul Islamiah Azizul Uloom Babunagar where he spent four years. In 1967, he completed Dawra-e Hadith degree from Jamia Islamia Jiri. Among his teachers in Bengal were Abdul Wadud Sandwipi, Mufti Nurul Haq Chatgami, Grand Mufti Ahmadul Haq, Harun Babunagari, Muhammad Yunus, Ali Ahmad Boalvi, Nurul Islam al-Jadid, Ahmad Husayn of Burumchhara, Muhammad Ismail of Naldia, Mawlana Abdus Subhan, Mawlana Muhammad Ali, Mawlana Ahmad Hasan, Mawlana Abdul Ghani, Mawlana Farrukh Ahmad, Qari Ahmadullah, Shaykh Abdul Jabbar, Kabir Ahmad Rauzani and Shaykh Salih Ahmad Chatgami. In the same year, he moved to Karachi and was admitted in Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia for two years and studied under Muhammad Yusuf Banuri. There he studied Hadith for the second time, and subsequently fiqh. Among his other teachers in Karachi were Allama Syed Hamid Miyan, Allama Idris Mirathi, Allama Fazl Muhammad Swati, Shaykh Badiuzzaman, Shaykh Muhammad Ishaq Sandelvi and Shaykh Syed Masabihullah Hazarvi. Chatgami received ijazat in Hadith from Rasul Khan Hazarvi, Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi, Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi, Shamsul Haq Afghani, Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi and Abdul Haq Haqqani. Career 
After completing education at Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia, he was appointed mufti in this seminary. Later he was promoted to Deputy Grand Mufti and later acting Grand Mufti. After the death of mufti Wali Hasan Tonki, he became Grand Mufti. Besides his duty as Grand Mufti, he was also a teacher of Hadith and Khatib of Ahmad Usmani Jame Mosque. In 2000, he returned to Bangladesh and joined the Hathazari Madrasa. He pledged bay'ah to Abdul Qadir Raipuri at the hands of Shah Ahmad Shafi, and after the former's death to Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri. Literary works 
His books include:
Zawahirul Fatwa
Makalat-e Chatgami
Problems during COVID-19 pandemic and its Shariah provisions
Boalvi Rah in the heart-warming aroma Malfuzate
Number of Vitr prayers and rak'ats
Sacrifice rules and urgent matters
Tawheed and Resalat in Ahkam
Aapka Suwal Aur Unka Jawab Ahadish Ki Roushani Mein
The Basic Principles of Islamic Mayshat
Purchase and sale of human organs in the eyes of Islam and modern medical science
Maqbool Doa of Rahmate Alam (Sa.) Murawaza Islamic Banker
Hayate Shaykhul Kul
Tajkera-e Mukhlis

Death 
Chatgami died on 8 September 2021. The same day a meeting was held by a committee to appoint the next director-general of Hathazari Madrasa. Prior to his death, the committee decided he be the next director-general. See also 
 List of Deobandis

References 

1943 births
2021 deaths
20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
Hanafi fiqh scholars
Deobandis
20th-century Bengalis
Bangladeshi Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia alumni
People from Anwara Upazila
Director general of Darul Uloom Hathazari
Academic staff of Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia