Abdul Hakkim Azhari
Muhammed Abdul Hakkim Azhari (also known as MAH Al Kandi) is a Kerala scholar, educationalist and businessperson, and the Director of the Jamia Markaz. He is the General Secretary of the Sunni Yuvjan Sangham (Sunni Youth Society) and the rector of Jamia Madeenathunnoor, Poonoor. Early life and education
Abdul Hakim Azhari is the son of Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar. He studied at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, in Bihar and the Markazu Saqafathi Sunniyya in Kerala. Career
Azhari has established social and educational institutions in various parts of India. In 2001, he established Jamia Madeenathunnoor in Poonoor, Kozhikode. His organisation Sunni Yuvajana Sangam said in 2015 that they planned to open a hundred schools in Uttar Pradesh with a focus on primary education. Azhari is the rector of Markazu Saqafathi Sunniyya, an Islamic institute in Kerala. He speaks on Islam, education, democracy and human rights. He is also associated with Sunni Students Federation. Azhari is the managing director of Markaz Knowledge City, a residential and educational hub near Kozhikode city. He supervised the establishment of Alif Global school. He said in a conference that "Our duty is to spread this message of Islam to save humanity from darkness." 