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The Muslim Community of Albania [1]; Grand Muftiate Grand Mufti Term of office Headquarters Grand Muftiate of Albania: Grand Mufti Bujar Spahiu 2018–present Tirana: Grand Mufti Albania
The Grand Mufti (also called Chief Mufti, State Mufti and Supreme Mufti) is the head of regional muftis, Islamic jurisconsults, of a state. The office originated in the early modern era in the Ottoman Empire and has been later adopted in a number of modern countries.
The office was created in 1953 by King Abdul Aziz with the appointment of Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh. [3] Usually, the office of the Grand Mufti has been filled by a member of the Al ash-Sheikh (the descendants of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab). [4] In fact, there has only ever been one Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia who was not an Al ash ...
Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, is the Grand Mufti of Uganda under the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council a position he has occupied since 2000. Mubaje was born in 1955 in Buyobo, Budadiri, Mbale District, Uganda. [1] He was elected the Grand Mufti on December 11, 2000, with a focus on unity and development within the Muslim community. [2]
A muftiate [a] is an administrative territorial entity, mainly in the post-Soviet and Southeast European states, under the supervision of a mufti. In the post-Yugoslavia states, spiritual administrations similar to the muftiate are called riyasat. A grand muftiate is more significant than a muftiate, and is presided over by a grand mufti.
Bujar Spahiu (born 26 February 1976) is an Albanian Muslim scholar who has been serving as the Grand Mufti of Albania since March 2019. [1] He is also the current chairman of the Sunni Muslim Community of Albania. [1] His predecessor was Skënder Bruçaj. Previously, he served as vice chairman of the Muslim Community of Albania. [2]
Mustafa Alish Hadzhi (born 31 March 1962) is an Islamic scholar, author, and the current Grand Mufti of Bulgaria. [1] [2] [3] He was listed in The 500 Most Influential Muslims, compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. [4] [5] [6]
Prior to 1971, the council met informally, headed by the Grand Mufti. [1] On 29 August 1972 King Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz issued a royal decree establishing the Council. [5] Until 2009, the body was restricted to members of the Hanbali madhab (school of Islamic jurisprudence).