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

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.

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, transferring its duties to the state-aligned agency Supreme Council of Fatwa under the Ministry of Endowments. However, the Syrian opposition subsequently re-established the office in territories outside government control in an attempt to maintain its historical presence. The office is responsible for independent religious rulings and Sunni Muslim leadership amidst the ongoing civil conflict in the country.