Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin born 18 November 1840 in Surat, India, was 49th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. He was the son of the 47th Da'i al-Mutlaq Syedna Abdul Qadir Najmuddin, who belongs to the family linage of Syedi Fakhruddin Shaheed. After the sad demise of the 48th Da'i al-Mutlaq Syedna Abdul Husain Husmuddin the helm of the Dawoodi Bohra sect came into his hands. He led the community out of a period of indebtedness, disorganization and lack of development within the sect.