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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 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 ...
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.
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.
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]
He was succeeded as Grand Mufti by Mohammad Khalaileh. [6] He was reappointed as Grand Mufti on 11 November 2019. [7] On 5 November 2023, he resigned as Grand Mufti and was replaced with Ahmad Hasanat. [8] Khasawneh is a member of the Jordanian Ifta Council and member of the board of the World Islamic Sciences and Education University. [3]
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]
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).