Mufti mohammed azeem uddin sahab was the cheif mufti of jamia nizamia a deemed university in hyderabad. He was awarded with the president of india award in Jamia nizamia in the year 2014.
In the year 2018 mufti azeem faced alot of criticism because of the fatwa given by him in the seminar saying prawns are not fish and instead categorised as an arthropod Due to which the mufti labelled it as “makruh tahrim” (strictly abominable) and has told Muslims that they must not consume it.
Mufti azeem served jamia nizamia for many years so his last rituals and funeral will be performed at jamia nizamia at 1:00 PM tomorrow
May his soul rest in peace