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According to Fatimid

Fatimid

The Fatimid Islamic Caliphate or al-Fāṭimiyyūn was a Berber Shia Muslim caliphate first centered in Tunisia and later in Egypt that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Sudan, Sicily, the Levant, and Hijaz from 5 January 909 to 1171.The caliphate was ruled by the Fatimids, who established the...

(Taiyabi

Taiyabi

Tayyibi is a branch of Mustaali Ismailism that split with the Fatimid supporting Hafizi branch by believing Taiyab abi al-Qasim was the rightful Imam. They are the surviving branch of the Mustaali and have split into Dawoodi Bohra, Sulaimani Bohra, and Alavi Bohra.Upon the death of the 20th Imam...

, Mustali, Ismaili

Ismaili

' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...

) tradition, after the death of Imām Al-Amir

Al-Amir

Al-Āmir bi'Aḥkāmi l-Lah was the tenth Fatimid Caliph , and recognised as the 20th imam by the Mustaali Ismaili Shi'a sect....

, al-Malika al-Sayyida

Arwa al-Sulayhi

Arwa al-Sulayhi c. 1048–1138,death:22nd Shabaan,532 AH) was the long-reigning ruler of Yemen, firstly through her first two husbands and then as sole ruler, from 1067 until her death in 1138...

(Hurratul-Malika) instituted Dai-al-Mutlaq to run the dawat from Yemen in the name of Imaam Taiyab abi al-Qasim

Taiyab abi al-Qasim

aṭ-Ṭayyib Abī l-Qāṣim was, according to Ṭayyibī Musta‘lid Isma‘ili Muslims, the 21st and the last Fatimid Imām, the hereditary leader of the Muslim community in the direct line of ‘Ali). Abī l-Qāṣim was the son of the 20th Fatimid Imām, Mansur al-Amir Bi-Ahkamillah, was the ruler of Egypt from...

.This article gives the list and details about these Dai and their Wali.

Short History

Al-Malika al-Sayyida

Arwa al-Sulayhi

Arwa al-Sulayhi c. 1048–1138,death:22nd Shabaan,532 AH) was the long-reigning ruler of Yemen, firstly through her first two husbands and then as sole ruler, from 1067 until her death in 1138...

(Hurratul-Malika) was instructed and prepared by Imām Mustansir and following Imāms for the second period of Satr. It was going to be on her hands, that Imām Taiyab abi al-Qasim

Taiyab abi al-Qasim

would go into seclusion, and she would institute the office of Da'i al-Mutlaq

Da'i al-Mutlaq

The term Dāʻī al-Mutlaq literally means "the absolute or unrestricted missionary". In Ismā'īlī Islām, the term dāʻī has been used to refer to important religious leaders other than the hereditary Imāms, and the Daʻwa or "Mission" is a clerical-style organisation. "The Daʻwa" was a term for the...

. Syedna Zoeb bin Moosa was first to be instituted to this office and the line of Taiyabi

Taiyabi

Dais that began in 1132 have passed from one Dai to another and is continuing till date.The sect which follows these Fatimid

Fatimid

Dai is Dawoodi Bohra

Dawoodi Bohra

Dawoodi Bohra is a subsect of Ismāʿīlī Shīʿa Islām. While the Dawoodi Bohra is based in India, their belief system originates in Yemen, where it evolved from the Fatimid Caliphate and where they were persecuted due to their differences from mainstream Sunni Islam...

.

Up to 23rd dai, Main office was at Yemen,and for India Wali-ul-hind was designated by dai to run the Dawat in India. Moulai Abadullah was first wali ul hind in era of Imam Mustansir(427-487AH). Moulai Abadullah(original name Baalam Nath) and Moulai Nuruddin (Roop Nath) were gone to Cairo(Egypt) to learn and came to India in 467AH Moulai Ahmed was also their companion.

Dai Zoeb appointed Maulai Yaqoob (after death of Maulai Abadullah )who was second ‘Wali

Wali

Walī , is an Arabic word meaning "custodian", "protector", "sponsor", or authority as denoted by its definition "crown". "Wali" is someone who has "Walayah" over somebody else. For example, in Fiqh the father is wali of his children. In Islam, the phrase ولي الله walīyu 'llāh...

’("representative" or "caretaker") in India of the Fatimid

Fatimid

dawat. Moulai Yaqoob was the first person of Indian origin to receive this honour under Dai –ul –Mutlaq.. He was son of Moulai Bharmal, minister of Rajput King Siddhraja Jaya Singha(Anhalwara,Patan) (487-527 AH /1094-1133 AD). They all with Minister Moulai Tarmal had honoured Fatimid Dawat along with their fellow citizens on the call of Moulai Abdullah. Moulai Fakhruddin son of Moulai Tarmal was sent to western Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

,India and Moulai Nuruddin went to Deccan (death 11th Jumadil ula, Don gaum, Aurangabad, Maharashtra,India).

One Dai after another were continued till 23rd dai in Yemen. In India also Wali-ul-Hind were appointed by them one after another up to Wali-ul-Hind Moulai Jafer,Moulai Abdul Wahab and Moulai Qasim Khan bin Hasan(last, the 11th)(d.950 AH Ahmedabad). The wali –ul Hind were champion of Fatimid Dawat in India, who were instrumental in maintaining & propagating it on instruction of Dai at Yemen and because of them only Fatimid could survive even after so much prosecution in Cairo and Yemen. There list is also given below along with concerned Dais. Dawat was transferred to India from Yemen, when the 23rd Dai-al-Mutlaq Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin (R.A) performed Nass on 24th Dai Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin ibn Sulaiman

Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin ibn Sulaiman

Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin bin Sulaiman , Taiba in Yemen was the 24th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Taiyabi Musta‘lī Bohra Islam. He succeeded the Syedna Mohammed Izzudin to the religious post....

in Sidhpur, Gujrat, India.

In the generation of Moulai Yaqoob, Moulai Ishaq, Moulai Ali, Moulai Hasan fir continued one after another as Wali-ul-Hind.Hasan Fir was fifth Wali in the era of 16th Dai Abadullah (d.809 AH/1406AD) of Yemen. Names of Wali ul hind are also given along with concerned Dai below.

Due to prosecution by local Zaydi ruler in Yemen the Dawat 24th Dai Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin ibn Sulaiman

Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin ibn Sulaiman

Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin bin Sulaiman , Taiba in Yemen was the 24th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Taiyabi Musta‘lī Bohra Islam. He succeeded the Syedna Mohammed Izzudin to the religious post....

(d.1567 AD) shifted Dawat to India but he used to live in Yemen and died there. 25th Dai Syedna Jalal Shamshuddin

Syedna Jalal Shamshuddin

Syedna Jalal Shamshuddin , Ahmedabad, India) was the 25th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Taiyabi Musta‘lī Bohra Islam. He succeeded the 24th Dai' Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin ibn Sulaiman to the religious post.Syedna Jalal Shamshuddin bin Maulai Hasan became Da'i ul-Mutlaq in 974AH /1567AD...

(d.1567 AD) was first dai to have his mausoleum in Ahmedabad,India .Dai Jalal's tenure as Dai was very short of few months but before that he was Wali-ul Hind(after moulai Qasim) for about 20 years under 24th Dai Yusuf when Dai used to be in Yemen.

List of Da'i al-Mutlaq
Da'i al-Mutlaq
The term Dāʻī al-Mutlaq literally means "the absolute or unrestricted missionary". In Ismā'īlī Islām, the term dāʻī has been used to refer to important religious leaders other than the hereditary Imāms, and the Daʻwa or "Mission" is a clerical-style organisation. "The Daʻwa" was a term for the...

of Dawoodi Bohra
Dawoodi Bohra
Dawoodi Bohra is a subsect of Ismāʿīlī Shīʿa Islām. While the Dawoodi Bohra is based in India, their belief system originates in Yemen, where it evolved from the Fatimid Caliphate and where they were persecuted due to their differences from mainstream Sunni Islam...

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01. Syedna Zoeb bin Moosa

Dai period: 530-546 AH/1138-1151 AD

Place of dai office : HOOTH, YEMEN

Death: 10 MOHARRAMUL HARRAM 546

{1st Wali–ul–Hind :- Moulai Abadullah,Khambat,Death : 1st Moharram,

2 nd Wali-ul-Hind Moulai Yaqub bin Molai Bharmal,Patan, 14 Rajab}
02. Syedna Ibrahim bin Husain

Dai period: 546-557 AH/ 1151-1162 AD

Place of dai office : BANI HAMID,YEMEN

Death: 10 Shawwal,557

03. Sayedna Hatim

Sayedna Hatim

Syedna Hatim Bin Ibrahim al-Hamidi was the third Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Taiyabi Musta‘lī Bohra Islam...

Bin Syedna Ibrahim

Dai period: 557-596 AH/ 1162-1199 AD

Place of dai office : AL HUTEIB,YEMEN

Death: 16 MOHARRAM,596

04. Syedna Ali Bin Syedna Hatim

Dai period: 596-605 AH/ 1199-1209 AD

Place of dai office : SANNA,YEMEN

Death: 25 Zilqad,605

05. Syedna Ali Bin Syedna Mohd. Bin Waleed

Dai period: 605-612 AH/ 1209-1216 AD

Place of dai office : SANNA,YEMEN

Death: 27 Shaban,612

{3rd Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Ishaq bin Yaqub,Patan,Gujrat.}

06. Syedna Ali Bin Hanjala

Dai period: 612-626 AH/ 1216-1229 AD

Place of dai office : HAMADAN,YEMEN

Death: 22 Rabi-ul awwal,626

07. Syedna Ahmed Bin Mubarak

Dai period: 626-627 AH/ 1229-1230 AD

Place of dai office : HAMADAN,YEMEN

Death: 28 Jumadil akhir,627

08. Syedna Husain Bin Syedna Ali

Dai period: 626-667 AH/ 1230-1269 AD

Place of dai office : SANAA,YEMEN

Death: 28 Safar,667

{ 4th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Ali bin Ishaq,Patan, Gujrat,}

09. Syedna Ali Bin Syedna Husain

Dai period: 667-682 AH/ 1269-1283 AD

Place of dai office : Sanaa,YEMEN

Death: 1 SAFAR,682

10. Syedna Ali Bin Syedna Husain

Dai period: 667-686 AH/ 1283-1287 AD

Place of dai office Sanna,YEMEN

Death: 13 Zilkad,686
11. Syedna Ibrahim Bin Syedna Husain

Dai period: 686-728 AH/ 1287-1328 AD

Place of dai office Hamadan,YEMEN

Death: 16 SHABAN,728

{ 5 th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Hasan ji Fir bin Ali,Den mal, Gujrat,}

12. Syedna Mohammed Bin Sayedi Hatim

Dai period: 728-729 AH/ 1328-1329 AD

Place of dai office Hamadan,YEMEN

Death: 16 Juma-dil-Ula,729

13. Syedna Ali Shamshuddin Bin Syedna Ibrahim

Dai period: 729-746 AH/ 1329-1345 AD

Place of dai office Hamadan,YEMEN

Death: 18 Rajab,746

14. Syedna Abdul Muttalib Najmuddin Bin Syedna Mohammed

Dai period: 746-755 AH/ 1345-1354 AD

Place of dai office : Hamadan,YEMEN

Death: 24 Rajab,755

15. Syedna Abbas Bin Syedna Mohd.

Dai period: 746-779 AH/ 1354-1377 AD

Place of dai office : Hamadan,YEMEN

Death: 8 Shawwal,779

{ 6 th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Adam bin Suleyman,Ahmedabad(kankariya ), Death; 13 Safar,836 AH}
16. Syedna Abdullah Fakhruddin Syedna Ali

Dai period: 779-809 AH/ 1377-1406 AD

Place of dai office : Zamarmar,YEMEN

Death: 9,Ramazan,809

17. Syedna Hasan Badruddin Syedna Abdullah

Dai period: 809-821 AH/ 1406-1411 AD

Place of dai office : Zamarmar,YEMEN

Death: 6 Shawwal,821

18. Syedna Ali Shamshuddin Bin Abdullah

Syedna Ali Shamshuddin Bin Abdullah

Syedna Ali Shamshuddin Bin Syedna Abdullah ’ , Shareka in Yemen was the 18 th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded, the 17th Dai Syedna Hasan Badruddin Syedna Abdullah to the religious post.Syedna Ali became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 821AH /1411AD...

Dai period: 821-832 AH/ 1411-1429 AD

Place of dai office : Shareka,YEMEN

Death: 2 Safar 832
19. Syedna Idris

Syedna Idris

Syedna Idris Bin Syedna Hasan , Shibaam, Yemen) was the Nineteenth Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Taiyabi Musta‘lī Bohra Islam. He succeeded the 18th Dai Sayedna Ali Shamsuddin to the religious post...

Bin Syedna Hasan

Dai period: 832-872 AH/ 1429-1467 AD

Place of dai office : Shareka,YEMEN

Death: 19 Zilqad 872

{ 7th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Hasn bin Adam,Ahmedabad, Death; 28 Moharram,883 AH}

20. Syedna Hasan Badruddin Syedna Idrees

Dai period: 872-918 AH/ 1467-1512 AD

Place of dai office : Massar,YEMEN

Death: 15 Shaban 918

{ 8 th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Raj bin Hasan, Death; 1 Moharram,925AH}

21. Syedna Husain Husamuddin Syedna Idrees

Dai period: 918-933 AH/ 1512-1527 AD

Place of dai office : Massar,YEMEN

Death: 10 Shawwal 933

{ 9th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Jafer bin Raj,Ahmedabad },

{ 10 th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Wahhab bin Firoz },

{ 11 th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Sheikh Qasim bin Hasan,Ahmedabad, Death; 27th Jumadil ula,950 AH}

22. Syedna Ali Shamshuddin Syedna Husain

Dai period: 933-933 AH/ 1527-1527 AD

Place of dai office : Zabeed,YEMEN

Death: 21 Zilqad 933
23. Syedna Mohammad Ejuddin

Syedna Mohammad Ejuddin

Syedna Mohammad Ejuddin was 23rd Dai of Dawoodi Bohra . He succeeded the 22nd Dai Syedna Ali Shamshuddin to the religious post.-References and external links:*...

Dai period: 933-946AH/ 1527-1539 AD

Place of dai office : Zabeed,YEMEN

Death: 27 Safar 946

24. Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin ibn Sulaiman

Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin ibn Sulaiman

Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin bin Sulaiman , Taiba in Yemen was the 24th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Taiyabi Musta‘lī Bohra Islam. He succeeded the Syedna Mohammed Izzudin to the religious post....

Dai period: 946-974AH/ 1539-1567 AD

Place of dai office : Taiyyeba,YEMEN

Death: 16 zilhazza 974

(Dawat already shifted to India)
25. Syedna Jalal Shamshuddin

Syedna Jalal Shamshuddin

Bin Hasan

Dai period: 974-975 AH/ 1567-1568 AD

Place of dai office : Ahemdabad,India

Death: 16 Rabi-ul-akhir 975 AH

26. Syedna Dawood Bin Ajabshah

Syedna Dawood Bin Ajabshah

Syedna Dawood Bin Ajabshah , Taiba in Yemen was the 26 th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra branch of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded , the 25 th Dai Syedna Jalal Shamshuddin to the religious post.Syedna Dawood became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 975 AH /1539 AD...

Dai period: 975-999 AH/ 1568-1591 AD

Place of dai office : Ahemdabad,India

Death: 27 Rabi ul akhir 999

27. Syedna Dawood Bin Qutubshah

Syedna Dawood Bin Qutubshah

Syedna Dawood Bin Qutubshah , Ahmedabad, India) was the 27 th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded, the 26 th Dai Syedna Dawood Bin Ajabshah, to the religious post.Syedna Dawood Bin Qutubshah became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 999AH...

Dai period: 999-1021 AH/ 1591-1612 AD

Place of dai office : Ahemdabad,India

Death: 15 Jumadil akhir 1021

28. Syedna Sheikh Aadam Safiuddin

Syedna Sheikh Aadam Safiuddin

Syedna Sheikh Aadam Safiuddin , Ahmedabad, India) was the 28 th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded , the 27 th Dai Syedna Dawood Bin Qutubshah to the religious post.Syedna Sheikh Aadam Safiuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1021AH /1612AD...

Dai period: 1021-1030 AH/ 1612-1622 AD

Place of dai office : Ahemdabad,India

Death: 7 Rajab 1030 AH

29. Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin

Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin

Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin , Ahmedabad, India) was the 29 th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded , the 28 th Dai Syedna Sheikh Aadam Safiuddin to the religious post.He was the son of 27th Dai Syedna Dawood Bin Qutubshah...

Dai period: 1030-1041 AH/ 1622-1633 AD

Place of dai office : Ahemdabad,India

Death: 2 Rabi-ul-avval 1041 AH

30. Syedna Ali Shamshuddin Bin Molai Hasan

Dai period: 1041-1042 AH/ 1633-1634 AD

Place of dai office : Yemen

Death: 25 Rabi-ul-akhir 1042 AH

31. Syedna Kasimkhan Zainuddin

Syedna Kasimkhan Zainuddin

Syedna Kasimkhan Zainuddin , Ahmedabad, India) was the 31st Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded , the 30 th Dai Syedna Ali Shamshuddin to the religious post.Syedna Kasimkhan Zainuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1042AH /1567AD...

Bin Feerkhan

Dai period: 1042-1054 AH/ 1634-1646 AD

Place of dai office : Ahemdabad,India

Death: 9 Shawwal 1054

32. Syedna Qutubuddin Shaheed

Syedna Qutubuddin Shaheed

Syedna Qutubkhan Qutubuddin Shaheed , Ahmedabad, India) was the 32 nd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded, the 31 st Dai Syedna Kasimkhan Zainuddin Bin Feerkhan, to the religious post.Syedna Qutubuddin Shaheed became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1054 AH /1646AD...

Dai period: 1054-1056 AH/ 1646-1648 AD

Place of dai office : Ahemdabad,India

Death: 27 Jumadil akhir 1056
32. Syedna Qutubkhan Qutubuddin Shaheed

Dai period: 1054-1056 AH/ 1646-1648 AD

Place of dai office : Ahemdabad,India

Death: 27 Jumadil akhir 1056
33. Syedna Feerkhan Shujauddin

Syedna Feerkhan Shujauddin

Syedna Feerkhan Shujauddin , Ahmedabad, India) was the 33 rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī Islam....

Bin Ahmedji

Dai period: 1056-1065 AH/ 1648-1657 AD

Place of dai office : Ahemdabad,India

Death: 9 zilkad 1065

34. Syedna Ismail Badruddin Bin Molai Raj Saheb

Dai period: 1065-1085 AH/ 1657-1676 AD

Place of dai office : Jam Nagar,India

Death: 23 Jumadil akhir 1085

35. Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin Syedna Badruddin

Dai period: 1085-1110 AH/ 1676-1692 AD

Place of dai office : Jam Nagar,India

Death:12 Zilkad 110

36. Syedna Musa Kalimuddin Bin Syedna Zakiuddin

Dai period: 1110-1122 AH/ 1692-1711 AD

Place of dai office : Jam Nagar,India

Death: 22 rabi ul akhir 1122

37. Syedna Noor Mohd. Nuruddin Syedna Kalimuddin

Dai period: 1122-1130 AH/ 1711-1719 AD

Place of dai office : Mandvi,India

Death: 4 Rajab 1130

38. Syedna Ismail Badruddin II Bin Sayyedi Sheikh Aadam

Dai period: 1130-1150 AH/ 1719-1738 AD

Place of dai office : Jam Nagar,India

Death:7 Moharram 1150
39. Syedna Ibrahim Wajiuddin Bin Sayedi Abdul Qadir

Dai period: 1150-1168 AH/ 1738-1756 AD

Place of dai office : Ujjain,India

Death: 17 Moharram 1168

40. Syedna Hibtullahil Moiedy Syedna Vajiuddin

Dai period: 1168-1193 AH/ 1756-1780 AD

Place of dai office : Ujjain,India

Death: 1 Shaban 1193
41. Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin Bin Syedna Badruddin

Dai period: 1193-1200 AH/ 1780-1787 AD

Place of dai office : Burhanpur,India

Death: 4 Safar 1200

42. Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin

Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin

Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin Bin Syedna Zakiuddin , Surat, India) was the 42 nd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded the 41 st Dai Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin Bin Syedna Badruddin, to the religious post.Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1200AH /1787AD...

Bin Syedna Zakiuddin

Dai period: 1200-1213 AH/ 1787-1799 AD

Place of dai office : Surat,India

Death: 18 Jumadil akhir 1213

43. Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin

Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin

Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin Bin Syedna Zakiuddin , Surat, India) was the 43 rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded , the 42 nd Dai Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin, to the religious post.Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1213AH 1799AD...

Bin Syedna Zakiuddin

Dai period: 1213-1232 AH/ 1799-1817 AD

Place of dai office : Surat,India

Death: 12 Zilkad 1232

44. Syedna Mohd. Ejjuddin Sayedi Jivanjee

Dai period: 1232-1236 AH/ 1817-1821 AD

Place of dai office : Surat,India

Death:19 Ramjan 1236

45. Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin Bin Sayedi Jivanjee

Dai period: 1236-1252 AH/ 1821-1836 AD

Place of dai office : Surat,India

Death: 15 Zilkad 1252

46. Syedna Mohd. Badruddin Bin Syedna Saifuddin

Dai period: 1252-1256 AH/ 1836-1840 AD

Place of dai office : Surat,India

Death: 29 Jumadil akhir 1256

47. Syedna Abdulqader Najmuddin

Dai period: 1256-1302 AH/ 1840-1885 AD

Place of dai office : Ujjain,India

Death: 26 Rajab 1302

48. Syedna Abdul Husain Husamuddin

Dai period: 1302-1308 AH/ 1885-1891 AD

Place of dai office : Ahmeda bad,India

Death: 27 Zilhaj 1308

49. Syedna Mohd. Burhanuddin

Dai period: 1308-1323 AH/ 1891-1905 AD

Place of dai office : Surat,India

Death: 27 Zilhaj 1323
50. Syedna Abdullah Badruddin Bin Syedna Husamuddin

Dai period: 1323-1333 AH/ 1905-1915 AD

Place of dai office : Surat,India

Death: 10 Rajab 1333 AH

51. Syedna Taher Saifuddin

Taher Saifuddin

Syedna Taher Saifuddin was the 51st Dā‘ī l-Muṭlaq and led the Dawoodi Bohras community from 1915 to 1965...

Saheb

Dai period: 1333-1385 AH/ 1915-1965 AD

Place of dai office : Mumbai,India

Death: 19 Rajab,1385 AH

52 Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin Saheb

Dai period: 1385 AH/ 1965 AD—till date

Short History

See also