Grand Mufti
{{Short description|Appointed leading or chief muftis of states}}
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- Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, Grand Mufti of India
- Shawki Allam, Grand Mufti of Egypt
- Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem
- Ahmed bin Hamad al-Khalili, Grand Mufti of Oman}}
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- Abdul Aziz Juned, Grand Mufti of Brunei
- Allahshukur Pashazadeh, Grand Mufti of the Caucasus
- Talgat Tadzhuddin, Grand Mufti of Russia
- Husein Kavazović, Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
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{{Islam}}{{Usul al-fiqh}}
A Grand Mufti (also called Chief Mufti, State Mufti and Supreme Mufti) is a title for the leading Islamic jurist of a country, typically Sunni, who may oversee other muftis. Not all countries with large Sunni Muslim populations have Grand Muftis; in those that do, the Grand Mufti is typically appointed by the state or elected by a council of scholars. The office originated in the early modern era in the Ottoman Empire and has been later adopted in a number of countries that were never part of the Ottoman Empire.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Grand Mufti|editor=John L. Esposito|encyclopedia=The Oxford Dictionary of Islam|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|year=2014|url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e737|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204221941/http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e737|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 December 2018}}{{cite encyclopedia|author=James Broucek|title=Mufti/Grand mufti|editor=Gerhard Böwering, Patricia Crone|encyclopedia=The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought|publisher=Princeton University Press|year=2013}}
Muftis are Islamic jurists qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion (fatwa) on a point of Islamic law (sharia). In the 15th century, muftis of the Ottoman Empire, who had acted as independent scholars in earlier times, began to be integrated into a hierarchical bureaucracy of religious institutions and scholars. By the end of the 16th century, the government-appointed mufti of Istanbul came to be recognized under the title Shaykh al-Islam (Turkish: şeyhülislam) as the Grand Mufti in charge of this hierarchy. The Ottoman Grand Mufti performed a number of functions, including advising the sultan on religious matters, legitimizing government policies, and appointing judges. After the dissolution the Ottoman Empire the office of the Grand Mufti has been adopted in a number of countries across the Muslim world, often serving the role of providing religious support for government policies.
History
{{Further|Mufti}}
Muftis are Muslim religious scholars who issue legal opinions (fatwas) interpreting sharia (Islamic law).{{cite book|last1=Vogel|first1=Frank E.|title=Islamic Law and the Legal System of Saudí: Studies of Saudi Arabia|date=2000|publisher=Brill|location=Leiden|isbn=9789004110625}}{{rp|16–20}} The Ottoman Empire began the practice of giving official recognition and status to a single mufti, above all others, as the Grand Mufti.{{rp|5}} The Sheikh ul-Islam (or "grand mufti") of Istanbul had, since the late 16th century, come to be regarded as the head of the religious establishment.{{cite book|last1=Faroqhi|first1=Suraiya N.|title=The Cambridge History of Turkey. The Later Ottoman Empire, 1603–1839|date=2006|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge, UK|isbn=9780521620956|page=213|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g9UfRAnZzU4C&pg=PA213|access-date=23 May 2012}} He was thus not only pre-eminent but bureaucratically responsible for the body of religious-legal scholars and gave legal rulings on important state policies such as the dethronement of rulers. This practice was subsequently borrowed and adapted by Egypt for the head of its Dar al-Ifta (House of Fatwas) from the mid-19th century.{{rp|5}} From there, the concept spread to other Muslim states, so that today there are approximately 16 countries with sizable Muslim populations which have a Grand Mufti.{{rp|85}} The relationship between the Grand Mufti of any given state and the state's rulers can vary considerably, both by region and by historical era.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
Election
=India=
The Grand Mufti of India is elected by the Sunni Barelvi Muslims and appointed by the Barelvi Sunni Muslims.
=Brunei=
The State Mufti of Brunei is nominated by the Sultan
=Jerusalem=
Throughout the era of British colonialism, the British retained the institution of Grand Mufti in some Muslim areas under their control and accorded the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem the highest political stature in Palestine. During World War I (1914–1918), there were two competing Grand Muftis of Jerusalem, one endorsed by the British and one by the Ottoman Empire. When Palestine was under British rule, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem was a position appointed by the British Mandate authorities. In the Palestinian National Authority, the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the Grand Mufti is appointed by the president.
=Malaysia=
Malaysia has a unique system of collective mufti. Nine of the fourteen Malaysian states have their own constitutional monarchy; nine are ruled by their own constitutional monarch while the country is led by a monarch elected from the nine. These nine monarchs have authority over religious matters within their own states: therefore, each of these nine states have their own mufti who usually controls the Islamic Council or Islamic Department of the state. At the national level, a {{LinkedLabel|Q112684769}} (Majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan) has been formed under the Department of Islamic Advancement of Malaysia (Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia or JAKIM). JAKIM appoints five Muftis for the five states which do not have monarchs. The muftis of the nine monarchical states, together with the five officials appointed by JAKIM in the National Council of Fatwā, collectively issue fatāwā at the national level.
=Mughal Empire=
In the Mughal Empire, the Grand Mufti of India was a state official.
=Ottoman Empire=
In the Ottoman Empire, the Grand Mufti was a state official, and the Grand Mufti of Constantinople was the highest of these.
=Saudi Arabia=
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, with office created in 1953, is appointed by the King.
=Tunisia=
According to Article 78 of the 2014 Constitution, the Grand Mufti of Tunisia is appointed and can be dismissed by the President of the Republic.{{cite book|title=THE CONSTITUTION OF THE TUNISIAN REPUBLIC (Unofficial english translation)|date=26 January 2014|publisher=UNDP and International IDEA|chapter=Title four, chapter one, article 78|chapter-url=http://www.constitutionnet.org/files/2014.01.26_-_final_constitution_english_idea_final.pdf|access-date=19 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210602/http://www.constitutionnet.org/files/2014.01.26_-_final_constitution_english_idea_final.pdf|archive-date=23 September 2015}}
List of Grand Muftis
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The list includes the names of currently appointed Grand Muftis who will take office on an appointed date and appointed by a governing committee.
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| State
! Incumbent ! Status ! Term |
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| Albania
|{{LinkedLabel|Q87944118}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q87944118|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q87944118|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}){{Cite web|url=https://www.albaniandailynews.com/index.php?mod=2&idm=28873|title=Bujar Spahiu, Elected New Chairman of KMSH|website=Albanian Daily News|access-date=19 March 2020}} |Appointed Chairman of the Muslim Community of Albania (KMSH) by the Muslim Community of Albania |March 2019 |
| Australia
|{{Mbabel|Q18705300}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q18705300|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q18705300|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Australia by the Australian National Imams Council |September 2016 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina
|{{Mbabel|Q2721266}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q2721266|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q2721266|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina |September 2012 |
| Brunei
|{{Mbabel|Q18390193}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q18390193|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q18390193|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti Brunei by the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah |1 September 1994 |
| Bulgaria
|Mustafa Hadzhi ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q12287496|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q12287496|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Chief Mufti of Bulgaria by the Supreme Muslim Council |1997 – 2005 (first term) |
| Canada
|Syed Soharwardy (1955 – ) |Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada (Grand Mufti of Canada) |2000 |
| Caucasus region
|{{LinkedLabel|Q958026}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q958026|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q958026|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed chairman and Shaikh al-Islam of the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Transcaucasia and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus by the {{LinkedLabel|Q12016518}} |1980 – 1992 (first post) |
| China
|Xilalunding Chen Guangyuan |Chairman of the Islamic Association of China |November 2016 |
| Egypt
|{{Mbabel|Q4664230}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q4664230|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q4664230|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Egypt by the Council of Senior Scholars of Al-Azhar and approved by the President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi |February 2013 |
| Ghana
|{{Mbabel|Q16089789}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q16089789|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q16089789|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |National Chief Imam of Ghana (De facto) | |
| Guinea
|{{Mbabel|Q19560190}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q19560190|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q19560190|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Grand Imam of Guinea (De facto) | |
| India
|Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad(19 October 19 2019{{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q3595379|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of India by the Sunni Muslims of India |2019 – |
| Iraq
|Mahdi Al-Sumaidaie ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q62292124|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q62292124|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Grand Mufti of the Iraqi Sunnis (de facto) | |
| Japan
|Yahya Toshio Endo |Chairman of the Japan Muslim Association |2021 |
| Jordan
|{{Mbabel|Q15440583}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q15440583|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q15440583|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Jordan by the Cabinet of Jordan and Abdul Hafez Rabtah as Chief Islamic Justice of the Kingdom of Jordan |11 November 2019 |
| Kazakhstan
|Nauryzbay Kazhy Taganuly ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q85095261|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q85095261|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Supreme Mufti of Kazakhstan by the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Kazakhstan as per nomination of former Supreme Mufti, Serikbai Kazhy Oraz |7 February 2020 |
| Kosovo
|{{LinkedLabel|Q15836227}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q15836227|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q15836227|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Kosovo by the Islamic Community of Kosova | October 2003 |
| Kyrgyzstan
|{{LinkedLabel|Q85096078}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q85096078|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q85096078|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Mufti of Kyrgyzstan |2014 |
| Lebanon
|{{Mbabel|Q18417464}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q18417464|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q18417464|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Lebanon by the Higher Islamic Council |10 August 2014 |
| Libya
|{{Mbabel|Q12189297}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q12189297|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q12189297|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Libya by the National Transitional Council |May 2011 |
| Lithuania
|{{LinkedLabel|Q85096442}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q85096442|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q85096442|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Grand Mufti of Lithuania (De facto) | |
| Macedonia
|{{LinkedLabel|Q47109246}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q47109246|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q47109246|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Reis-ul-ulema of the Islamic Religious Community of Macedonia | |
| rowspan=14|Malaysia
|{{LinkedLabel|Q97208171}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q97208171|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q97208171|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}){{Cite news|last=Baharu|first=Media|title=Dr Luqman Abdullah Mufti Wilayah kelapan|url=https://berita.rtm.gov.my/index.php/semasa/18416-dr-luqman-abdullah-mufti-wilayah-kelapan|access-date=13 November 2020|website=Portal Berita RTM|language=ms-my|archive-date=23 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523172503/https://berita.rtm.gov.my/index.php/semasa/18416-dr-luqman-abdullah-mufti-wilayah-kelapan|url-status=dead}} |Mufti of the Federal Territories (Website: muftiwp.gov.my) |16 May 2020 |
| Dato Hj Yahya bin Ahmad
|Mufti of Johor (Website: mufti.johor.gov.my) |13 November 2018 |
| Syeikh Fadzil Awang{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/21/syeikh-fadhil-awang-appointed-new-kedah-mufti|title=Syeikh Fadzil Awang appointed new Kedah mufti {{!}} The Star Online|website=The Star|location=Malaysia|access-date=18 February 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/259471/syeikh-fadzil-awang-appointed-new-kedah-mufti|title=Syeikh Fadzil Awang appointed new Kedah Mufti|last=Zulkefli|first=Adie Suri|date=21 July 2017|website=NST Online|access-date=18 February 2020}}
|Mufti of Kedah (Website: mufti.kedah.gov.my) | 20 July 2017 |
| Mohamad Shukri Mohamad{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2020/02/544678/kelantan-guna-pakai-fatwa-kebangsaan|title=Kelantan guna pakai fatwa kebangsaan|last=Zaidi|first=Hazira Ahmad|date=14 February 2020|website=HM Online|language=ms|access-date=18 February 2020}}
|Mufti of Kelantan (Website: muftikelantan.gov.my) | 1 January 2008 |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ahmad_Hussein
|Mufti of Malacca (Website: muftimelaka.gov.my) | |
| Faudzinaim Badaruddin{{Cite news|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/10/962860/negri-sembilan-appoints-dr-mohd-faudzinaim-new-mufti|title=Negri Sembilan appoints Dr Mohd Faudzinaim as new mufti |last=Jalil|first=Mohd Amin|date=4 October 2023|newspaper=New Straits Times|access-date=11 September 2024 }}
|Mufti of Negeri Sembilan (Website: muftins.gov.my) | 4 October 2023 |
| Asmadi Mohamed Naim{{Cite news|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/04/07/pahang-mufti-muslims-must-be-vigilant-reject-deviant-teachings/127736#google_vignette|title=Pahang mufti: Muslims must be vigilant, reject deviant teachings |date=7 April 2024|newspaper=Malay Mail|access-date=12 September 2024 }}
|Mufti of Pahang (Website: mufti.pahang.gov.my) | 1 April 2024 |
| Mohd Sukki Othman Noor{{Cite news|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/07/1070761/mohd-sukki-named-new-penang-mufti|title=Mohd Sukki named new Penang mufti {{!}} New Straits Times|last=Zulkifli|first=Zuhainy|newspaper=New Straits Times|date=1 July 2024 |access-date=11 September 2024 }}
|Mufti of Penang (Website: mufti.penang.gov.my) | 1 July 2024 |
| Wan Zahidi Wan Teh{{Cite web|url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/new-perak-mufti-wan-zahidi-intends-continue-harussani-s-legacy-373893|title=New Perak Mufti Wan Zahidi intends to continue Harussani's legacy|last=Bernama|first=Web|website=Astro Awani|location=Malaysia|access-date=1 August 2022}}
|Mufti of Perak (Website: mufti.perak.gov.my) | 17 June 2022 |
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|Mufti of Perlis (Website: mufti.perlis.gov.my) | 2 February 2015 |
| Bungsu Aziz Jaafar{{Cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/390027/appointment-sabah-and-sarawak-chief-judge-chief-justice-honour-east|title=Appointment of Sabah and Sarawak chief judge as Chief Justice is honour for East Malaysia|last=Abdullah|first=Mohd Izham Unnip|date=12 July 2018|website=NST Online|access-date=18 February 2020}}
|Mufti of Sabah (Website: mufti.sabah.gov.my) | 10 August 2012 |
| Kipli Yassin{{Cite web|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2013/12/07/seeking-divine-intervention-to-fight-crime/|title=Seeking divine intervention to fight crime|date=6 December 2013|website=Borneo Post|access-date=18 February 2020}}
|Mufti of Sarawak (Website: muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my) | |
| Anhar Opir{{Cite web|url=https://www.kosmo.com.my/2021/07/29/anhar-dilantik-mufti-selangor-baru/|title=Anhar kini Mufti Selangor baharu|last=Kosmo|first=Mohd Yunus Yaakub|date=29 July 2021|website=Kosmo|language=ms|access-date=11 September 2024}}
|Mufti of Selangor (Website: muftiselangor.gov.my) | 29 July 2022 |
| Sabri Haron{{Cite web|url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/08/10/wrong-to-preach-islam-at-non-muslim-houses-of-worship-mufti-told/|title=Wrong to preach Islam at non-Muslim houses of worship, mufti told|date=10 August 2024 |publisher=FMT|access-date=11 September 2024}}
|Mufti of Terengganu (Website: mufti.terengganu.gov.my) | 12 April 2021 |
| Mali
|Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara |Chairman of the High Islamic Council of Mali |April 2019 |
| Mauritania
|Grand Mufti of Mauritania | |
| Montenegro
|{{LinkedLabel|Q13090336}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q13090336|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q13090336|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Reis-ul-ulema of the Islamic Community of Montenegro | |
| New Zealand
|{{LinkedLabel|Q88135840}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q88135840|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q88135840|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}})[https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2041717 Mufti of New Zealand praises measures taken by the Kingdom to suspend Umrah and visiting visas for countries infected with Coronavirus] |Appointed Grand Mufti of New Zealand | |
| Nigeria
|{{Mbabel|Q67905017}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q67905017|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q67905017|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Nigeria by the Supreme Council for Fatwa and Islamic Affairs in Nigeria | |
| Oman
|{{Mbabel|Q4072997}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q4072997|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q4072997|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman by the Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said |1975 |
| Pakistan
|Grand Mufti of Pakistan | |
| Palestine
|{{Mbabel|Q2137829}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q2137829|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q2137829|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas |July 2006 |
| Poland
|{{Mbabel|Q2563121}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q2563121|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q2563121|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Mufti of the Republic of Poland by the Muslim Religious Union in the Republic of Poland |2004 |
| Romania
|{{Mbabel|Q6937438}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q6937438|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q6937438|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) (Murād Yūsuf) |Grand Mufti of Romania |2005 |
| rowspan=2|Russia
|{{Mbabel|Q368983}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q368983|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q368983|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Russia by the {{LinkedLabel|Q1973842}} |1992 |
| {{Mbabel|Q1397219}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q1397219|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q1397219|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}})
|Appointed Grand Mufti of Russia by the {{LinkedLabel|Q4171314}} |2014 |
| Saudi Arabia
|{{Mbabel|Q307185}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q307185|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q307185|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia by the King of Saudi Arabia, Fahd of Saudi Arabia |June 1999 |
| Serbia
|{{Mbabel|Q61128698}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q61128698|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q61128698|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}){{Cite news|title=Sead Nasufović novi reis Islamske zajednice Srbije|url=http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/125/drustvo/2373292/sead-nasufovic-novi-reis-islamske-zajednice-srbije.html|access-date=15 July 2020|work=Radio Television of Serbia }}{{Cite news|last=Tanjug|title=Svečano ustoličen novi reis-ul-ulema Nasufović|url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/drustvo/svecano-ustolicen-novi-reis-ul-ulema-nasufovic/qs4jhm0|access-date=15 July 2020|newspaper=Blic|date=7 July 2016 |language=sr }} |Appointed Mufti of Serbia by the Islamic Community of Serbia |July 2016 |
| Singapore
|Nazirudin Mohd Nasir{{Cite press release|url=https://www.muis.gov.sg/Media/Media-Releases/09-Jan-20-Media-Statement-on-Key-Changes-to-Senior-Religious-Leadership-in-Muis|title=MEDIA STATEMENT ON KEY CHANGES TO SENIOR RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP IN MUIS|website=Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura|quote=On 1 Mar 2020, Ustaz Dr Mohamed Fatris Bakaram will step down and Ustaz Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir will be appointed Mufti of the Republic of Singapore. The appointment of the Mufti is made by the President of Singapore in consultation with the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore.|access-date=18 February 2020|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410191658/https://www.muis.gov.sg/Media/Media-Releases/09-Jan-20-Media-Statement-on-Key-Changes-to-Senior-Religious-Leadership-in-Muis|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/new-mufti-muis-fatris-bakaram-nazirudin-nasir-12247250|title=New Mufti appointed as MUIS sees changes to senior religious leadership|website=CNA|access-date=18 February 2020|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129235058/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/new-mufti-muis-fatris-bakaram-nazirudin-nasir-12247250|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-muslims-to-have-new-mufti-from-march-1|title=Singapore Muslims to have new Mufti from March 1|last=hermes|date=10 January 2020|website=The Straits Times|access-date=18 February 2020}} |Appointed Mufti of the Republic of Singapore by the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura, the statutory board of Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth |1 March 2020 |
| South Africa
|Appointed Mufti by the Sunni Ulama Council, Sunni Ulama Cape and Cape Town Ulama Board |20 June 2000- |
| Syria
|Osama al-Rifai (b. 1944) |Grand Mufti of Syria appointed by the Syrian opposition |
| Tunisia
|{{Mbabel|Q473394}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q473394|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q473394|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Tunisia by the President of Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2008 and Beji Caid Essebsi in 2016 |2008 – 5 January 2016 (resigned for haj pilgrimage in 2016) |
| Turkey
|{{LinkedLabel|Q40467872}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q40467872|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q40467872|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed President of Directorate of Religious Affairs by the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, acting as Grand Mufti of the country. |17 September 2017 |
| United Arab Emirates
|{{LinkedLabel|Q85099826}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q85099826|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q85099826|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Dubai by Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department | |
| United States
|Hisham Kabbani (1945 – ) |Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of America (Grand Mufti of the United States) |1998 |
| Uzbekistan
|{{Mbabel|Q4558611}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q4558611|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q4558611|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Grand Mufti of Uzbekistan |8 August 2006 |
| Zimbabwe
|Ismail ibn Musa Menk (b. 1975){{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ftGoDwAAQBAJ&q=grand+mufti+Menk&pg=PA103 |title = Islam Beyond Borders: The Umma in World Politics|isbn = 9781108481250|last1 = Piscatori|first1 = James|last2 = Saikal|first2 = Amin|date = 19 September 2019| publisher=Cambridge University Press }} |Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe |
List of former Grand Muftis
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| State
! Incumbent ! Status ! Term |
|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina
|{{Mbabel|Q605675}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q605675|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q605675|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina |April 1993 – November 2012 |
| Brunei
|{{Mbabel|Q18645927}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q18645927|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q18645927|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed State Mufti of Brunei |1962–1994 |
| rowspan=6|India
|{{Mbabel|Q3629943}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q3629943|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q3629943|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed 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 century |
| {{LinkedLabel|Q31311249}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q31311249|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q31311249|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}})
|Appointed Grand Mufti of India by the final Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar. |19th century |
| {{Mbabel|Q12234997}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q6812280|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q12234997|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}){{Efn|{{langx|ur|مفتی اعظم محمد کفایت اللہ دہلوی}}{{break}}
{{langx|ar|مفتی کفایت اللہ الدہلوی}}}} | |20th century |
| {{Mbabel|Q6812280}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q6812280|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q6812280|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}})
|Elected as Grand Mufti of India by electoral college and appointed by the Islamic Community of India. |20th century |
| {{Mbabel|Q6943319}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q6943319|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q6943319|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}})
|Elected as Grand Mufti of India by electoral college and appointed by the Islamic Community of India. |20th century |
| {{Mbabel|Q46675}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q46675|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q46675|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}})
|Elected as Grand Mufti of India by electoral college and appointed by the Islamic Community of India. |20th century – 20 July 2018{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/noted-barelvi-cleric-azhari-miyan-dies/articleshow/65075272.cms|title=Noted Barelvi cleric Azhari Miyan dies|website=The Times of India|date=21 July 2018 |access-date=25 February 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/thousands-throng-funeral-of-noted-barelvi-cleric-traffic-blocked-for-eight-hours/articleshow/65095015.cms|title=Thousands throng funeral of noted Barelvi cleric; traffic blocked for eight hours|website=The Times of India|date=23 July 2018 |access-date=25 February 2019}} |
| rowspan=10|Japan
|Sadiq Yoshio Imaizumi |Self-Appointed Chairman of the Japan Muslim Association |1953 – 1960 |
| Umar Ryoichi Mita
|Appointed Chairman of the Japan Muslim Association |1960 – 1962 |
| Abdulkareem Atsuhira Saito
|Appointed Chairman of the Japan Muslim Association |1962 – 1971 |
| Abu Bakr Takeo Morimoto
|Appointed Chairman of the Japan Muslim Association |1971 – 1974 |
| Abdulmunir Shoji Watanabe
|Appointed Chairman of the Japan Muslim Association |1974 – 1977 |
| Omar Yojiro Iokibe
|Appointed Chairman of the Japan Muslim Association |1977 – 1984 |
| Abdul Salam Jiro Arimi
|Appointed Chairman of the Japan Muslim Association |1984 – 1986 |
| Zubeir Hakuro Suzuki
|Appointed Chairman of the Japan Muslim Association |1986 – 1990 |
| Khalid Mimasaka Higuchi
|Appointed Chairman of the Japan Muslim Association |1990 – 2003 |
| Amin Kimiaki Tokumasu
|Appointed Chairman of the Japan Muslim Association |2003 – 2021 |
| rowspan="1" |Malaysia
|{{Mbabel|Q20467079}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q20467079|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q20467079|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Mufti of the Federal Territories |20 June 2014 - 16 May 2020 |
| rowspan="8" |Palestine
|{{Mbabel|Q6893374}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q6893374|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q6893374|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) (Hanafi) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the .... |1869–1908 |
| {{Mbabel|Q549675}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q549675|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q549675|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) (Hanafi)
|Appointed Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the .... |1908–1921 |
| {{Mbabel|Q4802825}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q4802825|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q4802825|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) (Hanafi)
|Appointed Qadi by the Ottoman Empire during the World War I. |1914–1918 |
| {{Mbabel|Q164745}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q164745|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q164745|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}})
|Appointed Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the .... |1921–1937 |
| {{Mbabel|Q5949659}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q5949659|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q5949659|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}})
|Appointed Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the .... |1948–1952 |
| {{Mbabel|Q17344747}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q17344747|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q17344747|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}})
|Appointed Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf |1952–1993 |
| {{Mbabel|Q24316}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q24316|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q24316|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}})
|Appointed Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the .... |1993–1994 |
| {{Mbabel|Q712886}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q712886|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q712886|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}})
|Appointed Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the .... |October 1994 – July 2006 |
| rowspan="1" |Philippines
|{{Mbabel|Q120298180}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q120298180|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q120298180|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Until July 2023 |
| rowspan=2|Saudi Arabia
|{{Mbabel|Q552342}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q552342|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q552342|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia by the .... |1953–1969 |
| {{Mbabel|Q307193}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q307193|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q307193|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}})
|Appointed Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia by the .... |1992–1999 |
| rowspan="2" |Syria
|{{Mbabel|Q324491}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q324491|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q324491|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}}) |Appointed Grand Mufti of Syria |26 October 1964 – 1 September 2004 |
| {{Mbabel|Q400606}} ({{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q400606|P569|FETCH_WIKIDATA}} – {{#invoke:Wikidata|getValueFromID|Q400606|P570|FETCH_WIKIDATA}})
|Appointed Grand Mufti of the Republic by the President of President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad |July 2005 – November 2021{{Cite web|url=https://iqna.ir/en/news/3476506|title=Syria's President Scraps Post of Mufti of Republic|date=November 16, 2021|website=en}} |
See also
- Imam
- Muftiate
- List of Islamic muftiates
- Marja' and Ayatollah, roughly equivalent offices in Twelver Shi'ism
Notes
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