Syedna AbdulQadir Najmuddin bin Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin[1] (born 18 August 1814 (2nd Ramazan al-Moazzam 1229 AH) – died 11 May 1885) became the 47th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect amid succession disputes.
[4] Syedna Abdul Qadir Najmuddin was born in Mumbai.
His father wanted to name him as 'Yusuf' but the Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin changed it to 'Abdul Qadir'.
He and Syedna Mohammed Budruddin (who was 3 years older), the son of 43rd Da'i al-Mutlaq grew up together.
[2] His father Tayyeb Zainuddin became the 45th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect at the age of 38 years.