Grand Mufti

Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad

Mufti (Arabic: mfty am mufti am  or kbyr almftyn kabir al-muftin ) mainly Sunni and ibadi Muslim countries, Islamic religious maximum terms. He mainly provides detailed explanations and fatwas on Islamic jurisprudence. He also assists state judges in the trial.

 List of Grand Muftis 

StateIncumbentStatusTermAlbaniaBujar Spahiu (1976–)Appointed as Chairman of the Muslim Community of Albania (KMSH) by the Muslim Community of AlbaniaMarch 2019AustraliaIbrahim Abu Mohamed (–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Australia by the Australian National Imams CouncilSeptember 2016Bosnia and HerzegovinaHusein Kavazović (3 July 1964–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Islamic Community of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSeptember 2012BruneiAbdul Aziz Juned (22 December 1941–)Appointed as State Mufti of Brunei by the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah1 September 1994BulgariaMustafa Hadzhi (31 March 1962–)Appointed as Chief Mufti of Bulgaria by the Supreme Muslim Council1997 – 2005 (first term)2005 –EgyptShawki Allam (12 August 1961–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Egypt by the Council of Senior Scholars of Al-Azhar and approved by the President of Egypt, Mohamed MorsiFebruary 2013GhanaOsman Nuhu Sharubutu (23 April 1923–)National Chief Imam of Ghana (De facto)GuineaEl Hadj Mamadou Saliou Camara (–)Grand Imam of Guinea (De facto)IndiaSheikh Abubakr AhmadAppointed as Grand Mufti of India by the Sunni Barelvi Muslims 2019 –IraqMahdi Al-Sumaidaie (20. century–)Grand Mufti of Iraq (De facto)JordanAbdul Karim Khasawneh (1944–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Jordan by the Cabinet of Jordan and Abdul Hafez Rabtah as Chief Islamic Justice of the Kingdom of Jordan11 November 2019KazakhstanNauryzbai Kazhy Taganuly (–)Appointed as Supreme Mufti of Kazakhstan by the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Kazakhstan as per nomination of former Supreme Mufti, Serikbai Kazhy Oraz7 February 2020KosovoNaim Ternava (7 January 1961–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Kosovo by the Islamic Community of KosovaKyrgyzstanMaksatbek Toktomushev (–)Appointed as Mufti of Kyrgyzstan2014LebanonSheikh Abdul Latif Derian (3 April 1953–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Lebanon by the Higher Islamic Council10 August 2014LibyaSadiq Al-Ghariani (8 December 1942–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Libya by the National Transitional CouncilMay 2011LithuaniaRamadan Yaqoob (–)Grand Mufti of Lithuania (De facto)MacedoniaSulejman Rexhepi (1947–)Reis-ul-ulema of the Islamic Religious Community of MacedoniaMalaysiaLuqman Abdullah (–)Mufti of the Federal Territories (Website: muftiwp.gov.my)16 May 2020Mohd Tahrir SamsudinMufti of Johor (Website: mufti.johor.gov.my)13 November 2008Syeikh Fadzil AwangMufti of Kedah (Website: mufti.kedah.gov.my)20 July 2017Mohamad Shukri MohamadMufti of Kelantan (Website: muftikelantan.gov.my)Abdul Halim TawilActing Mufti of Malacca (Website: muftimelaka.gov.my)Mohd Yusof AhmadMufti of Negeri Sembilan (Website: muftins.gov.my)1 April 2009Abdul Rahman OsmanMufti of Pahang (Website: mufti.pahang.gov.my)Wan Salim Wan Mohd NoorMufti of Penang (Website: mufti.penang.gov.my)7 June 2014Harussani Zakaria Edit this on Wikidata (8 April 1939–30 May 2021)Mufti of Perak (Website: mufti.perak.gov.my)December 1985Mohd Tamyes Abd Wahid Edit this on Wikidata (1 January 1928–)Mufti of Perlis (Website: mufti.perlis.gov.my)2 February 2015Bungsu Aziz JaafarMufti of Sabah (Website: mufti.sabah.gov.my)10 August 2012Kipli YassinMufti of Sarawak (Website: muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my)Rifat Fejzić (–)Mufti of Selangor (Website: muftiselangor.gov.my)16 March 1998Zulkifly MudaMufti of Terengganu (Website: mufti.terengganu.gov.my)1 April 2013MauritaniaAhmed Ould MurabitGrand Mufti of MauritaniaMontenegroSheikh Mohammad Amir Faizur Rahman (–)Reis-ul-ulema of the Islamic Community of MontenegroNew ZealandSheikh Mohammad Amir Faizur Rahman (–)Mufti of New Zealand praises measures taken by the Kingdom to suspend Umrah and visiting visas for countries infected with CoronavirusAppointed as Grand Mufti of New ZealandNigeriaIbrahim Ibn Saleh al-Hussaini (1938–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Nigeria by the Supreme Council for Fatwa and Islamic Affairs in NigeriaOmanAhmed bin Hamad al-Khalili (27 July 1942–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman by the Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said1975PalestineMuhammad Ahmad Hussein (20. century–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud AbbasJuly 2006PolandTomasz Miśkiewicz (9 July 1977–)Appointed as Mufti of the Republic of Poland by the Muslim Religious Union in the Republic of Poland2004RomaniaMurat Iusuf (18 August 1977–) (Murād Yūsuf)Grand Mufti of Romania2005RussiaRawil Gaynetdin (25 August 1959–)Grand Mufti of Russia1 July 1996Salah Mezhiev (10 January 1977–)Appointed as Mufti of Chechnya by Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov12 June 2014Ahmad Afandi Abdulaev (15 September 1959–)Appointed as Mufti of Dagestan1998Kamil Samigullin Edit this on Wikidata (22 March 1985–)Appointed as Mufti of Tatarstan17 April 2013Aynur Birgalin (–)Appointed as Mufti of BashkortostanKhazrataly Dzasezhev (–)Appointed as Mufti of Kabardino-BalkariaIsa Khamkhoev (–)Appointed as Mufti of IngushetiaAskarbi Kardanov (–)Appointed as Mufti of Adygea and Krasnodar KraiSaudi ArabiaSheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh (10 February 1943–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia by the King of Saudi Arabia, Fahd of Saudi ArabiaJune 1999SerbiaSead Nasufović (22 June 1979–)Appointed as Mufti of Serbia by the Islamic Community of SerbiaJuly 2016SingaporeNazirudin Mohd Nasir ( – )Appointed as Mufti of the Republic of Singapore by the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura, the statutory board of Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth1 March 2020 –South AfricaYasin Muhammad YaqeenullahAppointed as Grand Mufti by the Muslim Supreme Council of South AfricaSyriaAhmad Badreddin Hassoun (25 April 1949–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of the Republic by the President of President of Syria, Bashar al-AssadJuly 2005TunisiaOthman Battikh (17 April 1941–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Tunisia by the President of Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2008 and Beji Caid Essebsi in 20162008 – 5 January 2016 (resigned for haj pilgrimage in 2016)12 January 2016 – (reappointed by the president after one week)TurkeyAli Erbaş (1961–)Appointed as President of Directorate of Religious Affairs by the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, acting as Grand Mufti of the country.17 September 2017United Arab EmiratesAli Ahmed Mashael (–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Dubai by Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities DepartmentUzbekistanUsmankhan Alimov (1 January 1950–15 August 2021)Grand Mufti of Uzbekistan8 August 2006ZimbabweIsmail ibn Musa Menk (b. 1975)Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe

 List of former Grand Muftis 
StateIncumbentStatusTermBosnia and HerzegovinaMustafa Cerić (5 February 1952–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Bosnia and HerzegovinaApril 1993 – November 2012BruneiIsmail Omar Abdul Aziz (1911–1993)Appointed as State Mufti of Brunei1962–1994IndiaʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni (21 August 1540–5 November 1615)Appointed as Grand Mufti of India by the Mughal emperor, Akbar, appointed him to the muftiat in 1574 where he spent much of his career.16th century – 17th centuryShah Fazle Rasool Badayuni (1 July 1798–8 August 1872)Appointed as Grand Mufti of India by the final Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar.19th centuryKifayatullah Dehlawi (November 1882-31 December 1952)
مفتی اعظم محمد کفایت اللہ دہلوی (Urdu, his native language), مفتی کفایت اللہ الدہلوی(Arabic) https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/245048/7/07%20chapter%203.pdf20th centuryAmjad Ali Aazmi (November 1882–6 September 1948)Elected as Grand Mufti of India by Electoral college and Appointed by the Islamic Community of India.20th centuryMustafa Raza Khan Qadri (18 July 1892, 1892–11 November 1981, 1981)Elected as Grand Mufti of India by Electoral college and Appointed by the Islamic Community of India.20th centuryAkhtar Raza Khan (2 February 1941-20 July 2018)Elected as Grand Mufti of India by Electoral college and Appointed by the Islamic Community of India.20th century – 20 July 2018MalaysiaZulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri (16 January 1969–)Appointed as Mufti of the Federal Territories20 June 2014 - 16 May 2020PalestineMohammed Tahir al-Husayni (1842-1908) (Hanafi)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the ....1869–1908Kamil al-Husayni (23 February 1867–31 March 1921) (Hanafi)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the ....1908–1921As'ad Shukeiri (1860–1940) (Hanafi)Appointed as Qadi by the Ottoman Empire during the World War I.1914–1918Amin al-Husseini (1 January 1895–4 July 1974)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the ....1921–1937Hussam ad-Din Jarallah (1884–6 March 1954)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the ....1948–1952Saad al-Alami (1911–1993)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf1952–1993Sulaiman Ja'abari (1912–1994)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the ....1993–1994Ekrima Sa'id Sabri (1939–)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the ....October 1994 – July 2006Saudi ArabiaMuhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh (24 July 1893–3 December 1969Appointed as Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia by the ....1953–1969Abd al-Aziz Bin Baz (22 November 1912–13 May 1999)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia by the ....1992–1999SyriaAhmed Kuftaro (1915–1 September 2004)Appointed as Grand Mufti of Syria26 October 1964 – 1 September 2004

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