Mukasir al-Da'wat Shahzada Qaidjoher Ezzuddin ( ar, ٱلقـائِـد جوهـر عِـزُّ ٱلـدِّين) is the eldest son of

Mohammed Burhanuddin Mohammed Burhanuddin (6 March 1915 – 17 January 2014) was the 52nd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of Dawoodi Bohras. He led the community for 49 years in a period of social, economic, and educational prosperity; strengthened and re-institutionalized the f ...

, the grandson of

Taher Saifuddin Taher Saifuddin (4 August 1888 – 12 November 1965), also known as Tahir Sayf al-Din, was the 51st and longest serving Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras. Saifuddin adapted the modernisation in Western and European ideas, and establishe ...

, and elder brother of the incumbent 53rd

Dai al-Mutlaq Dai may refer to: Names * Dai (given name), a Welsh or Japanese masculine given name * Dai (surname) (戴), a Chinese surname Places and regimes * Dai Commandery, a commandery of the state of Zhao and in early imperial China * Dai County, in Xinz ...

Mufaddal Saifuddin Mufaddal Saifuddin () is the spiritual leader and 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of one million Dawoodi Bohras, a subgroup of the Tayyibi, Mustaali, Ismaili Shia branch of Islam. He is the second son of the 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq, Mohammed Burhanuddin, w ...

. He is one of the four rectors of

Al Jamea tus Saifiyah Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah; Lisan al-Dawat: الجامعۃ السـیفیۃ; ur, جامعۃ سـیفیۃ, Jamea Saifiyah. is an Arabic academy dedicated to Islamic learning based in India, Pakistan, and Kenya. Established in Surat as ''Dars-e Saife ...

Personal life

Qaidjoher Ezzuddin was born on 27 November 1942 (19

Dhu al-Qi'dah Dhu al-Qa'dah ( ar, ذُو ٱلْقَعْدَة, ', ), also spelled Dhu al-Qi'dah or Zu al-Qa'dah, is the eleventh month in the Islamic calendar. It could possibly mean "possessor or owner of the sitting and seating place" - the space occupied w ...

1361 Hijri). He is the eldest son of Mohammed Burhanuddin, thus Mohammed Burhanuddin selected his

teknonymic Teknonymy (from grc-gre, τέκνον, "child" and grc-gre, ὄνομα, label=none, "name"), is the practice of referring to parents by the names of their children. This practice can be found in many different cultures around the world. The term ...

kunya as Abu-al-Qaidjoher (Arabic: ابو القائد جوهر).

Career

Ezzuddin has served under the administration of Dawat-e-Hadiyah under the

Da'i al-Mutlaq The term Da'i al-Mutlaq ( ar, الداعي المطلق, al-Dā'ī al-Mutlaq; pl. , ) literally meaning 'the absolute, or unrestricted, missionary', is the most senior spiritual rank and office in Tayyibi Isma'ilism. The Da'i al-Mutlaq has heade ...

for over 50 years and has administered numerous community development and public relation projects. He also heads the legal department of Dawat-e-Hadiyah missions in governing the various trusts and foundations of the

Dawoodi Bohra The Dawoodi Bohras are a religious denomination within the Ismā'īlī branch of Shia Islam. Their largest numbers reside in India, Pakistan, Yemen, East Africa, and the Middle East, with a growing presence across Europe, North America, South ...

community. In 1987 (1407 Hijri) Ezzuddin was appointed one of four the rectors of

. He also headed the Dawoodi Bohra youth organization Shabab ul-Eidiz Zahabi. Ezzuddin was also a member of the

Haj Committee of India Haj Committee of India (also known as Central Haj Committee (CHC)) is a statutory body of the Indian government which organises Islamic pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia. It was established under ''Haj Committee Act'' in 2002. The committee acts as a noda ...

from June 1999 to March 2003. He is the Chairman of the

Saifee Hospital Saifee Hospital is a healthcare facility at Charni Road, Mumbai, India, overlooking the Arabian Sea. The head of the Dawoodi Bohra faith, Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin, dedicated the hospital to the memory of his revered father, Syedna Taher Saif ...

Trust and the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust (SBUT). Ezzuddin headed the project for the revival and restoration of the

Great Mosque of Kufa The Great Mosque of Kufa ( ar, مَسْجِد ٱلْكُوفَة ٱلْمُعَظَّم/ٱلْأَعْظَم, Masjid al-Muʿaẓẓam/al-ʾAʿaẓam), or Masjid al-Kufa, is located in Kufa, Iraq and is one of the earliest and holiest surviving ...

in 2010, during the tenure of Mohammed Burhanuddin. Ezzuddin was appointed by Mohammed Burhanuddin as one of the witnesses of the '' Nass'' on

, his brother, in 2005. In 2011, he was instructed to make a public announcement of this appointment in a

Majlis ( ar, المجلس, pl. ') is an Arabic term meaning "sitting room", used to describe various types of special gatherings among common interest groups of administrative, social or religious nature in countries with linguistic or cultural conne ...

held in al Masjid ul Husseini in

Northolt Northolt is a town in West London, England, spread across both sides of the A40 trunk road. It is west-northwest of Charing Cross and is one of the seven major towns that make up the London Borough of Ealing. It had a population of 30,304 at ...

;

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on 5 June 2011. The video of this Majlis was recorded and was broadcast on the same day in Dawoodi Bohra community centers worldwide. Ezzuddin was appointed in the position of Mukasir by the 53rd Dai al-Mutlaq, Mufaddal Saifuddin, on 27

Jumada al-Thani Jumada al-Thani ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلثَّانِي, Jumādā ath-Thānī, lit=The second Jumada) also known as Jumada al-Akhirah ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْآخِرَة, link=no, Jumādā al-ʾĀkhirah, lit=The final Jumada), Jumad ...

1440H (4 March 2019).

Recognition

Qaidjoher Ezzuddin and Husain Burhanuddin with Narendra Modi

* - Ezzuddin's

mithaq Mithaq or Misaq ( ur, میثاق) is an Arabic, Persian and Urdu word meaning covenant. Misaq in Fatimid tradition The Misaq or Mithaq, in Fatimid The Fatimid Caliphate was an Ismaili Shi'a caliphate extant from the tenth to the twe ...

() was taken by his grand father

on the 27th of

1379H (22 May 1960 AD), during the 75th birthday celebrations of Taher Saifuddin. * - The Open International University for Complementary Medicines, Sri Lanka conferred upon Ezzuddin the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa - Spirituality) in January 2011. * - On 23 October 1995 Ezzuddin was presented the Key to the City of

Irving, Texas Irving is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in Dallas County, it is also an inner ring suburb of Dallas. The city of Irving is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. According to a 2019 estimate from the United States Census Bureau, ...

by Dr. Morris Parrish. * - Ezzuddin was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration from the

University of East London , mottoeng = Knowledge and the fulfilment of vows , established = 1898 – West Ham Technical Institute1952 – West Ham College of Technology1970 – North East London Polytechnic1989 – Polytechnic of East London ...

on 20 November 2013.

References

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