Md. Amir Hamza

Md. Amir Hamza is the member of parliament (MP) in the 13th Parliament for Kushtia-3 (Kushtia Sadar). He entered Parliament for the first time as the candidate nominated by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. He is an Islamic speaker, a da'i (preacher) and a writer, and is known as Mufti Amir Hamza.

He was born on 28 October 1992 in Dabiravita village of Patikabari union, Sadar upazila, Kushtia district. His father, Md. Riaz Uddin, is a farmer, and his mother's name is Feroza Khatun.

As a child he completed the hifz (memorisation) of the Quran. He then completed ifta at a Qawmi madrasa in Kushtia and earned the title of mufti. Alongside this he passed the Alim from an Alia madrasa, and obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from the Department of Al-Quran and Islamic Studies in the Faculty of Theology at Islamic University, Kushtia. After completing his studies he began da'wah (preaching) work through waz mahfils (religious sermon gatherings).

As a writer, his published books include Namaz Aday Paddhati (‘How to perform namaz’, 2015), Musalman Kokhon Kafer Hoy? (‘When does a Muslim become a kafir?’, 2017), Iman Anar Paddhati (‘How to embrace iman’, 2019), Kon Amale Kon Jannat, Kon Karone Kon Jahannam (‘Which deeds lead to which paradise, which causes lead to which hell’, 2019) and 6 Jon Jannati Adarsha Nari (‘6 model women of paradise’, 2021).

In 2025 Jamaat-e-Islami announced him as its prospective candidate for Kushtia-3. In the election held on 12 February 2026 he was elected MP for Kushtia-3 with 182,476 votes under the scales symbol.

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