New Delhi: Former National President of Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) a student’s wing of Jamat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) and current vice-president of JIH, Syed Sadatullah Hussaini has been elected as the Ameer (National President) of JIH for a four year term from April 2019 to March 2023.

At the age of 46 years, Syed Sadatullah Hussaini is the youngest ever Ameer of the JIH, while some have claimed Moulana Abullais Islahi (first Ameer of JIH) was the youngest to serve the position. There has been no official clarification in this regard as yet. He was the president of SIO for two consecutive terms between 1999 and 2003.

Syed Sadatullah Hussaini was elected by Jamaat’s 157 member Markazi Majlis-e Numanidgan (Council of Representatives) after thorough deliberations on all aspects and replaced Moulana Jalaluddin Umri, who served the top position of JIH from 2007 to 2019.

Born in Nanded, Maharashtra in 1973, Syed Sadatullah Hussaini holds a bachelor degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and has authored 12 books and more than 200 articles in English and Urdu languages.

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Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.

Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.

On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.

On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.

Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.

"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.