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'''Ghulam Azam''' ({{lang-bn|গোলাম আযম}}) (born [[7 November]] [[1922]]), is a [[Bangladesh]]i Islamist political leader. The former [[Ameer]] of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh]], he opposed the independence of Bangladesh upon its liberation on December 16 1971, and supported military terrorism of the then Pakistan by all means. He was one of the key figures of [[Shanti Committee]] (Peace Committee) which was formed to protect unified Pakistan by all means. He leaded the formation of the [[Razakars (Pakistan)|Razaker]], [[Al-Badr (East Pakistan)|Al-Badr]] and [[Al-Shams (1971)|Al-Shams]] forces— active participant in war crimes like mass man slaughter, rapes and looting.<ref>[http://www.genocidebangladesh.org/?page_id=16 http://www.genocidebangladesh.org/?page_id=16]</ref> Ghulam Azam is identified as the most ruthless war criminal by almost all the people of Bangladesh.<ref>[http://www.muktadhara.net/goazam.html http://www.muktadhara.net/goazam.html]</ref>
He was a permanent resident of England until 1978, and was forced to maintain [[Pakistani]] [[citizenship]] until 1994 due to the decision by the Bangladeshi government at the time to refuse him citizenship. In 1994, the [[Supreme Court]] upheld the decision to restore his citizenship of Bangladesh as a matter of birth-right.<ref name="Universal Declaration of Human Rights">[http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml#a15 Article 15], [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]], [[UN]].</ref> He was leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh until 2000.<ref name="Islamic Voice">[http://www.islamicvoice.com/december.2000/news.htm#peo Prof. Ghulam Azam Retires], [[Islamic Voice (magazine)|Islamic Voice]], December 2006.</ref>
==Early political career==
Azam became the secretary of the Islamist political party, [[Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh]], in 1957. Later, he became the ''Ameer'' (president) of the Jamaat in [[East Pakistan]] in 1969. He was also a participant in the formation of the Pakistan Democratic Alliance in 1967.
==Bangladesh Liberation War==
Ghulam Azam supported the invasion of Pakistani Army from the very beginning of the [[ Bangladesh Liberation War]]. As a leader of the then "[[Jamaat-e-Islami]]" he organized "Islami Chhatra Shongho" to help Pakistani Army. He also played the main role in the formation of notorious [[Razakar]],[[Al-Badr (East Pakistan)|Al-Badr]] and [[Al-Shams (1971)|Al-Shams]] to help Pakistani Army. These organizations are responsible for one of the biggest mass murder,rape and looting in human history. These organizations were like eyes and ears of Pakistani Army. Without their help it would be very difficult for Pakistani Army to conduct operations. During the war he traveled the then [[West Pakistan]] to consult the Pakistani leaders. Statements that Golam Azam had made in different publications show how instrumental he was in Jamaat's mission to thwart the independence movement and in helping the Pakistan army to commit massacres and other war crimes.<ref>[http://www.thedailystar.net/pf_story.php?nid=9117 History speaks up - Julfikar Ali Manik and Emran Hossain]; The Daily Star; 2007-10-27</ref> In an interview with weekly Zindagi he said, "To save the Pakistani land the army should have acted before." He also used to address freedom fighters as "intruders" or "terrorists" in front of Pakistani Media. Ghulam Azam is also considered to be one of the chief planners of the murder of Bengali intellectuals on [[December 14|14th December]], [[1971]]. It has also been said that he was the one to submit the list of the Bengali intellectuals on the hand of Pakistani Army.
==Years in exile==
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