Khaifatul Masih II in 1924Caliphate:
- March 14, 1914 to November 7, 1965
- Preceded by : Hakeem Noor-ud-Din
- Succeeded by : Mirza Nasir Ahmad
Personal Information:
- Name : Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad
- Born : November 12, 1889(1889-11-12), Qadian, British India
- Died : November 7, 1965(1965-11-07) (aged 75), Rabwah, Pakistan
- Resting place : Bahishti Maqbara, Rabwah, Pakistan
- Spouse(s) : Mahmooda Begum (m. 1903)
Amatul Hayye (m. 1914)
Sarah Begum
Aziza Begum
Maryam Begum
Mariam Siddiqa
Bushra Begum
- Children : 24
- Parents : Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Nusrat Jahan Begum
- Website : The Fadl-I-'Umar Foundation
Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad (Urdu: مرزا بشیر الدین محمود احمد)(born January 12, 1889 in Qadian; died November 7, 1965 in Rabwah), was the second caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the eldest son of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad from his second wife. He was given the title of Khalifatul Masih II. He was elected to this office at the young age of 25 on 14 March 1914, the day after the death of his predecessor, Hakim Noor-ud-Din.[1] He is known for establishing the organizational structure of the community, improvement of the administration of the community, a ten volume commentary on the Qur'an and extensive missionary activity outside the subcontinent of India. He was a renowned orator and was also an active political figure especially in pre-partition India. Mahmood Ahmad is regarded by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community as the Musleh Maood (Promised Reformer), and the 'Promised Son' that Ghulam Ahmad foretold God would bestow upon him.[2]
