Renowned Islamic scholar and former general secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Wali Rahmani died here on Saturday, less than a week after being admitted to a private hospital upon testing positive for COVID-19. The 78-year-old hailed from Munger district in Bihar and had once served as a member of the State legislative council. According to Dr. Abdul A. Hai, one of the directors of the hospital where Mr. Rahmani was admitted, he breathed his last in the morning. "He was admitted three-four days back. He had received the first shot of COVID 19 vaccine less than a week before testing positive. It takes at least two weeks after the second jab for the vaccine to be really effective #MaulanaWaliRahmani #Biography