Visiting Professor of Islamic Studies, South-East University, Dhaka. Son of Shamsul Ulama Maulana Safiullah (r), the great Saint of Kolkata, and brother of Fakhrul Mohaddesin Maulana Abdul Ghafoor (r), Ziaul Huq Qutubuddin joined the Pakistan Taxation Services in 1963. He retired as member (Taxation), National Board of Revenue, Government of Bangladesh. He was also a Member of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission.