Abdul Qayum (Bengali: আব্দুল কাইয়ুম, Arabic: مُحَمَّد عَبْدُ الْقَيُّوم; born 1 March 1960) is a British Bangladeshi scholar and the chief imam of the East London Mosque.
[2] Abdul Qayum was born in the District of Noakhali in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
[3] After moving to the United Kingdom with his family, he was elected as the Khatib of the East London Mosque in 1993.
Abdul Qayum studied hadith and other Islamic sciences alongside Mohammad Akram Nadwi[6] and attended SOAS, University of London.
[7] In early January 2021,[8] he and some of his family members had tested positive for COVID-19 amid the pandemic,[9] and were admitted to the Royal London Hospital for care.