Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the Secretary General of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the country's largest Islamist political party. He was a prominent figure in Bangladeshi politics for several decades and held a cabinet position during the four-party alliance government led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the early 2000s.
| Name | Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Position | Secretary General, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Cabinet role | Minister for Social Welfare, Government of Bangladesh |
| Government | BNP-led four-party alliance (2001–2006) |
Mojaheed rose through the ranks of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the political organisation that emerged in independent Bangladesh after the 1971 Liberation War. He became one of the party's principal organisers and eventually its Secretary General, a role in which he managed party affairs and represented Jamaat in coalition negotiations with other opposition parties.
As a senior leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, Mojaheed played a central role in shaping the party's electoral strategy and its alliances. The party joined the four-party coalition led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party that came to power following the 2001 general election. In the resulting government, Mojaheed served as Minister for Social Welfare.
During his tenure he remained one of the most visible Jamaat figures in national politics, frequently representing the party in parliamentary and public forums.
Following the formation of the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh in 2010 to try offences relating to the 1971 Liberation War, Mojaheed was among the senior Jamaat-e-Islami leaders brought before the tribunal. He was convicted by the tribunal on charges relating to the events of 1971. After exhausting appeals before the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the sentence was carried out in November 2015.
Mojaheed's career reflects the trajectory of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in post-independence politics — from a banned organisation in the immediate aftermath of 1971 to a coalition partner in national government, and subsequently to the focus of war crimes prosecutions. His trial, alongside those of other senior figures, was a defining episode in Bangladesh's effort to address legacies of the Liberation War and remains a subject of significant political and legal debate.