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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.
In 1969, King Faisal abolished the office of Grand Mufti and replaced it with a Ministry of Justice. The position was restored in 1993 with the appointment of Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz . [ 6 ] The current mufti Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al Sheikh was appointed in 1999 by King Fahd after the death of Ibn Baz .
Grand Mufti Husein Kavazović [7] 2012 – present Sarajevo: Grand Mufti Mustafa Cerić [8] 1993–2012 Grand Mufti Jakub Selimoski 1990–1993 Grand Mufti Husein Mujić 1987–1989 Grand Mufti Naim Hadžiabdić 1975–1987 Grand Mufti Sulejman Kemura 1957–1975 Grand Mufti Ibrahim Fejić: 1947–1957 Grand Mufti Salih Safvet Bašić 1942–1947
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Amin al-Husseini Amin al-Husseini in 1929 Personal life Born Mohammed Amin al-Husseini c. 1897 [a] Jerusalem, Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire Died 4 July 1974 (aged approx. 76–77) Beirut ...
The Grand Mufti of Syria [a] is a legal religious representative in Syria, responsible for issuing formal legal opinions and advising on the Islamic legal code.It served as the official post until president Bashar al-Assad dissolved the office contentiously on 15 November 2021, transferring its duties to the state-aligned agency Supreme Council of Fatwa under the Ministry of Endowments.
Abdul Karim Saleem Khasawneh (born 1944) is a Jordanian Muslim scholar who was Grand Mufti of Jordan between 23 February 2010 and 22 January 2017, when he became the chief Islamic justice. He returned to the post of Grand Mufti from 11 November 2019 to 5 November 2023.
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]
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