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Ahmed Kuftaro, Syrian religious leader, Grand Mufti of Syria (born 1915)

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Ahmed Kuftaro

Grand Mufti of Syria (1915–2004)

Ahmed Kuftaro was the Grand Mufti of Syria, the highest officially appointed Sunni Muslim representative of the Fatwa-Administration in the Syrian Ministry of Auqaf in Syria. Kaftaro was a Sunni Muslim of the Naqshbandi Sufi order.
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Grand Mufti of Syria

Religious authority in Syria

The Grand Mufti of Syria 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,…
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