List of Islamic muftiates

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This is a growing List of Islamic muftis and territorial muftiates. The mufti is the official head of the muftiate. The Grand Mufti is the official head of a board of regional muftis.

## Contents

* 1 Countries
* 1.1 Albanian muftiates
* 1.2 Algerian muftiates
* 1.3 Office of the Grand Mufti of Australia
* 1.4 Belarusian muftiates
* 1.5 Bosnian muftiates
* 1.5.1 Mešihat of Croatia
* 1.5.2 Mešihat of Sandžak
* 1.5.3 Mešihat of Slovenia
* 1.6 Bulgarian muftiates
* 1.7 Muftiates in the Caucasus states
* 1.8 Greek muftiates
* 1.9 Office of the Grand Mufti of India
* 1.10 Office of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem
* 1.11 Kazakh muftiates
* 1.12 Kosovar muftiates
* 1.13 Kyrgyz muftiates
* 1.14 Lithuanian muftiates
* 1.15 Macedonian muftiates
* 1.16 Malaysia
* 1.17 Montenegrin muftiates
* 1.18 Polish muftiates
* 1.19 Romanian muftiates
* 1.20 Russian muftiates
* 1.21 Office of the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia
* 1.22 Serbian muftiates
* 1.23 Slovenian muftiates
* 1.24 Soviet-era muftiates
* 1.25 Ukrainian muftiates
* 1.26 Uzbek muftiates
* 2 See also
* 3 References

## Countries

### Albanian muftiates

The Muslim Community of Albania

Grand Muftiate  | Grand Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Grand Muftiate of Albania
Grand Mufti Bujar Spahiu  | 2018–present  | Tirana
Grand Mufti Albania  | Grand Mufti Selim Muca  | 2004–2014  | Tirana
Grand Muftiate of Albania  | Grand Mufti Hafiz Sabri Koçi  | 1991–2004  | Tirana
Albanian muftiates  | Albanian Muftis  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of Elbasan  |

Mufti Agim Duka

|  |

Elbasan

Muftiate of Krujë  |

Mufti Ledian Cikalleshi

|  |

Krujë

Muftiate of Shkodër  |

Mufti Muhamed Sytari

|  |

Shkodër

Muftiate of Dibra  |

Mufti Muis Kurtulla

|  |

Peshkopi

Muftiate of Devoll  |

Mufti Artur Vrenozi

|  |

Bilisht

Muftiate of Kavajë  |

Mufti Besnik Lecini

|  |

Kavajë

Muftiate of Mat |

Mufti Valdrin Mera

|  |

Burrel

Muftiate of Mallakastër  |

Mufti Anis Qafa

|  |

Kuçovë

Muftiate of Delvinë  |

Mufti Bledar Ali

|  |

Delvinë

Muftiate of Sarandë  |

Mufti Bledar Mullaj

|  |

Sarandë

Muftiate of Skrapar  |

Mufti Jusuf Salkurti

|  |

Corovoda

Muftiate of Malësi e Madhe  |

Mufti Edmir Smajlaj

|  |

Koplik

Muftiate of Tropojë  |

Mufti Eduard Demiraj

|  |

Bajram Curri

Muftiate of Gjirokastër  |

Mufti Armand Asllani

|  |

Gjirokastër

Muftiate of Puka  |

Mufti Gëzim Kopani

|  |

Puka

Muftiate of Permet  |

Mufti Jemin Muça

|  |

Permet

Muftiate of Tirana |

Mufti Ylli Gurra

|  |

Tirana

Muftiate of Lezhë  |

Mufti Agim Tereziu

|  |

Lezhë

Muftiate of Gramsh  |

Mufti Hasan Cekrezi

|  |

Gramsh

Muftiate of Vlorë  |

Mufti Hito Shahaj

|  |

Vlorë

Muftiate of Kukës  |

Mufti Islam Hoxha

|  |

Kukës

Muftiate of Peqin  |

Mufti Bilal Bodlli

|  |

Peqin

Muftiate of Fier  |

Mufti Karafil Manaj

|  |

Fier

Muftiate of Kuçovë  |

Mufti Kujtim Civeja

|  |

Kuçovë

Muftiate of Kolonjë  |

Mufti Edmond Ceni

|  |

Ersekë

Muftiate of Kurbin  |

Mufti Emiroj Vathaj

|  |

Laç

Muftiate of Berat  |

Mufti Murat Duro

|  |

Berat

Muftiate of Pogradec  |

Mufti Namik Mahmutllari

|  |

Pogradec

Muftiate of Korçë  |

Mufti Qazim Muçi

|  |

Korçë

Muftiate of Durrës |

Mufti Redin Quku

|  |

Durrës

Muftiate of Has  |

Mufti Sadik Ukperaj

|  |

Has

Muftiate of Bulqizë  |

Mufti Sejdin Strazimiri

|  |

Bulqizë

Muftiate of Lushnjë  |

Mufti Gramos Blliku

|  |

Lushnjë

Muftiate of Librazhd  |

Mufti Taulant Bica

|  |

Librazhd

### Algerian muftiates

The Muslim Community of Algeria

Algerian muftiates  | Algerian Muftis  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of Algiers  | Mohamed Tahar Aït Aldjet  | 2010–present  |

Algiers

### Office of the Grand Mufti of Australia

Office  | Grand Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters

|
|
|

Office of the Grand Mufti  |

Grand Mufti Ibrahim Abu Mohamed

* * *

Grand Mufti Abdel Aziem Al-Afifi

* * *

Grand Mufti Ibrahim Abu Mohamed

* * *

Grand Mufti Fehmi Naji

* * *

Grand Mufti Taj El-Din Hilaly

2018–present

* * *

2018

* * *

2011–2018

* * *

2007–2011

* * *

1992–2007

| Lakemba

### Belarusian muftiates

The Muslim Religious Community of the Republic of Belarus[1][2]

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of Belarus  | Mufti Abu-Bekir Shabanovič  | 2005 – present  | Minsk
Mufti Ismail Mustafavič Aleksandrovič  | 1994–2005
The Muslim Spiritual Board of the Republic of Belarus[3]

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
The Muslim Spiritual Board of the Republic of Belarus  | Mufti Ali Varanovič  | 2011 – present  | Minsk
Mufti Ismail Varanovič  | 2002 –2011

### Bosnian muftiates

The muftiates of Croatia, Sandžak, and Slovenia are under authority of the Grand Muftiate of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina[4][5]

Grand Muftiate  | Grand Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Grand Muftiate of Bosnia and Herzegovina  | Grand Mufti Husein Kavazović[6] | 2012 – present  | Sarajevo
Grand Mufti Mustafa Cerić[7] | 1993–2012
Grand Mufti Jakub Selimoski  | 1990–1993
Grand Mufti Husein Mujić  | 1987–1989
Grand Mufti Naim Hadžiabdić  | 1975–1987
Grand Mufti Sulejman Kemura  | 1957–1975
Grand Mufti Ibrahim Fejić  | 1947–1957
Grand Mufti Salih Safvet Bašić  | 1942–1947
Grand Mufti Fehim Spaho  | 1938–1942
Grand Mufti Ibrahim Maglajlić  | 1930–1936
Grand Mufti Mehmed Džemaludin Čaušević  | 1913–1930
Grand Mufti Sulejman Šarac  | 1910–1913
Grand Mufti Mehmed Teufik Azabagić  | 1893–1909
Grand Mufti Mustafa Hilmi Hadžiomerović  | 1882–1893
Bosnian muftiates  | Bosnian Muftis  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of Banja Luka  | Mufti Ibrahim Halilović[8] | 2004 – present  | Banja Luka
Mufti Edhem Čamdžić  | 1988–1998
Muftiate of Bihać  | Mufti Mehmed Sabit Ribić  |  | Bihać
Mufti Hasan Makić  |
Muftiate of Goražde  | Mufti Hamed Efendić  |  | Goražde
Muftiate of Mostar  | Mufti Seid Smajkić[9] |  | Mostar
Muftiate of Sarajevo | Mufti Husein Smajić  |  | Sarajevo
Muftiate of Travnik  | Mufti Nusret Abdibegović  |  | Travnik
Muftiate of Tuzla  | Mufti Husein Kavazović[10] | 1993–2012  | Tuzla
Mufti Mehmet Tevfik  |
Muftiate of Zenica  | Mufti Ejub Dautović  |  | Zenica
Military Muftiate of Bosnia and Herzegovina  | Military Mufti Ismail Smajlović  |  |

Sarajevo

#### Mešihat of Croatia

The Mešihat of Croatia is under the authority of the Grand Muftiate of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Islamic Community of Croatia

Mešihat of Croatia  | Grand Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Mesihat of Croatia and Muftiate of Zagreb[11][12] |

Mufti of Zagreb and Grand Mufti of Croatia Aziz Hasanović

2012–present

Zagreb

#### Mešihat of Sandžak

The Mešihat of Sandžak is under the authority of the Grand Muftiate of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Islamic Community in Serbia[13]

Mesihat of Sandžak  | Grand Mufti of Sandžak  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Mešihat of Sandžak[14] |

Chief Mufti Muamer Zukorlić

Novi Pazar

Sandžak muftiates  | Sandžak Muftis  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of Belgrade |

Mufti Rešad Plojović

|  |

Belgrade

Muftiate of Novi Sad  |

Mufti Fadil Murati

* * *

Mufti Rešad Plojović

* * *

Novi Sad

Muftiate of Preševo Valley  |

Mufti Mumin Tahiri

|  |

Preševo

Muftiate of Sandžak  |

Mufti Muamer Zukorlić

|  |

Sandžak

#### Mešihat of Slovenia

The Mešihat of Slovenia is under the authority of the Grand Muftiate of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Islamic Community in Slovenia (ISRS)

Mešihat of Slovenia  | Grand Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Mešihat of Slovenia[11] |

Nedžad Grabus

2006–present

Ljubljana

### Bulgarian muftiates

The Muslim Denomination of Bulgaria[15][16][17]

Grand Muftiate  | Grand Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Chief Muftiate of Bulgaria  | Chief Mufti Mustafa Alish Hadji[18] |

2008–present

Sofia

Bulgarian muftiates  | Bulgarian Muftis  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of Aytos  |

Mufti Ibrahim Kiorpe

|  |

Aytos

Muftiate of Dobrich  |

Mufti Bilial Mehmed

|  |

Dobrich

Muftiate of Gotse Delchev (town)  |

Mufti Dzemal Hamid

|  |

Gotse Delchev (town)

Muftiate of Haskovo  |  |  |

Haskovo

Muftiate of Kardzhali  |

Mufti Nasuf Nasuf

|  |

Kardzhali

Muftiate of Krumovgrad  |  |  |

Krumovgrad

Muftiate of Montana, Bulgaria  |  |  |

Montana, Bulgaria

Muftiate of Pazardzhik  |  |  |

Pazardzhik

Muftiate of Pleven  |

Mufti Basri Pechlivan

|  |

Pleven

Muftiate of Plovdiv |

Mufti Ali Hadzhi Sadik

|  |

Plovdiv

Muftiate of Razgrad  |

Mufti Mehmed Allia

|  |

Razgrad

Muftiate of Ruse, Bulgaria  |  |  |

Ruse, Bulgaria

Muftiate of Shumen  |

Mufti Osman Ismail

|  |

Shumen

Muftiate of Silistra  |  |  |

Silistra

Muftiate of Sliven  |  |  |

Sliven

Muftiate of Smolyan  |

Mufti Shifket Hadzhi

|  |

Smolyan

Muftiate of Sofia |

Mufti Ali Hairaddin

|  |

Sofia

Muftiate of Stara Zagora  |  |  |

Stara Zagora

Muftiate of Targovishte  |  |  |

Targovishte

Muftiate of Varna |  |  |

Varna

Muftiate of Veliko Tarnovo |  |  |

Veliko Tarnovo

### Muftiates in the Caucasus states

The South Caucasus states (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia) are under authority of the Grand Muftiate of the Caucasus (Baku). The Russian North Caucasus muftiates are united into the Coordinating Center of North Caucasus Muslims.

The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic in the period 1991–2000 functioned as the muftiate of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, since 2000 as part of the Russian Federation.

The Religious Council of the Caucasus

Grand Muftiate  | Grand Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
The Grand Muftiate of the Caucasus[19][20] |

Grand Mufti of the Caucasus Allahshukur Pashazadeh

1992–present

Baku

Muftiates  | Muftis  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of Azerbaijan |  |  |
Muftiate of Georgia |  |  |
The Template:LinkedLabel
(Russian Federation)

Coordinating Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
The Coordinating Center of North Caucasus Muslims  |

Mufti Ismail Berdiyev

2003–present

Moscow and Buynaksk

Muftiates  | Muftis  | Term of office  | Headquarters
The Muftiate of the Republic of Dagestan  | Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Afandi Abdulaev  | 1998–present  | Makhachkala
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Republic of Adygea and Krasnodar Krai | Mufti Askarbiy Kardanov  | 2012–present  | Maykop
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic  | Mufti Salah Mezhiev  | 2014–present  | Grozny
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic  | Mufti Hazrataliy Dzasejev  | 2010–present  | Nalchik
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Republic of Kalmykia  |  |  | Elista
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic  | Mufti Ismail Berdiyev  | 1991–present  | Cherkessk
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania  | Mufti Khajimurat Gatsalov  | 2011–present  | Vladikavkaz
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Stavropol Krai  |  |  | Stavropol
The Spiritual Centre of the Muslims of the Republic of Ingushetia  | Mufti Isa Khamkhoev  | present  | Magas
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
The Muftiate of the Chechen Republic (not state recognized in the 1990s) / of the Chechen Republic (since 2000 as part of Russia)[21][22] |

Mufti Muhammad-Bashir Arsanukayev

* * *

Mufti Mahmud Garkayev

* * *

Mufti Muhammed-Khusein Alsabekov

* * *

Mufti Akhmad Kadyrov

* * *

Mufti Akhmad Shamaiev

* * *

Mufti Sultan Mirsayev

* * *

Mufti Salah Mezhiev

1991–1993

* * *

1993–1994

* * *

1994

* * *

1994–2000

* * *

2000–2005

* * *

2005–2014

* * *

2014–present

| Grozny
The Religious Board of Muslims of Adjara[23][24]

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
The Muftiate of Adjara  | Mufti Mahmud Kamashidze  |  | Batumi
The Spiritual Board of Muslims of Abkhazia[25]

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
The Muftiate of Abkhazia |

Mufti Salikh Kvaratskhelia

* * *

Mufti Adlia Gablia

* * *

Mufti Timur Dzyba

2011–present

* * *

1995–2011

* * *

Sukhumi

The Administration of Muslims of Georgia (AMG)[26]

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
The Administration of Muslims of Georgia (country) |

* Shi'a Sheikh Vagip Akapilov
* Sunni Mufti Jemal Parkhadze

|  |

Tbilisi

### Greek muftiates

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters

|
|
|

Muftiate of Didymoteicho[27] | Mufti Hamza Osman  |  |

Didymoteicho

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters

|
|
|

Muftiate of Komotini |

Mufti Ibrahim Şerif (supported from Turkey)

* * *

Mufti Cihat Halil

(state-appointed mufti)

* * *

Komotini

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters

|
|
|

Muftiate of Xanthi  | Mufti Mustafa Trampa (supported from Turkey

* * *

Mufti Nezden Hemseri[28] (state-appointed mufti)

* * *

| Xanthi

### Office of the Grand Mufti of India

Office  | Grand Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters

|
|
|

Office of the Grand Mufti | Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad  | 2019–Present  | New Delhi, India

(Barelvism)

### Office of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem

Office  | Grand Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters

|
|
|

Office of the Grand Mufti  |

Muhammad Ahmad Hussein

* * *

Ekrima Sa'id Sabri

* * *

Sulaiman Ja'abari

* * *

Saad al-Alami

* * *

Hussam ad-Din Jarallah

* * *

Mohammad Amin al-Husseini

* * *

Kamil al-Husayni

2006–present

* * *

1994–2006

* * *

1993–1994

* * *

1953–1993

* * *

1948–1954

* * *

1921–1948

* * *

1920–1921

| Jerusalem

### Kazakh muftiates

The Template:LinkedLabel

Supreme Muftiate  | Supreme Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters

Supreme Muftiate of Kazakhstan

Supreme Mufti Yerzhan Malgajyuly Mayamerov[29]

* * *

Supreme Mufti Absattar Derbisali

* * *

Supreme Mufti Ratbek Nysanbayev

2013–present

* * *

* * *

1990 – 2000

Almaty

### Kosovar muftiates

The Islamic Community of Kosovo

Grand Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Grand Muftiate of Kosovo[30] |

Grand Mufti :de:Naim Tërnava

* * *

Grand Mufti Rexhep Boja

2008–present

* * *

1990–2003

Pristina

### Kyrgyz muftiates

Spiritual Board of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan

Grand Muftiate  | Grand Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Grand Muftiate of Kyrgyzstan  |

Grand Mufti Maksatbek Toktomushev[31]

* * *

Grand Mufti Rahmatilla Egemberdiev[32]

* * *

Grand Mufti Chubak Zhalilov[33]

2014–present

* * *

2012–2014

* * *

2010–2012

Bishkek

### Lithuanian muftiates

Council of Lithuanian Muslims Religious Communities – Muftiate

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of Lithuania – LMRBT[34] |

Mufti Aleksandras Beganskas

2019–present

Vilnius

Spiritual Center of the Lithuanian Sunni Muslims[35][36]

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of Lithuania - LMSDC  |

Mufti Romualdas Jakibauskas

* * *

Mufti Romualdas Krinickis

2008–present

* * *

1998 – 2008

Vilnius

### Macedonian muftiates

Islamic Community of Macedonia (ICM)[37]

Grand Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Grand Muftiate of Macedonia[38][39] |

Grand Mufti Hadzhi Sulejman Rexhepi (present)

* * *

Grand Mufti Taxhedin Bislimi[40] (2006-)

* * *

Grand Mufti Zenun Berisha[41]

* * *

* * *

Skopje

Macedonian muftiates  | Macedonian Muftis  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of Bitola  | Pellumb Veliu  |  |

Bitola

Muftiate of Debar  | Ramazan Hasa  |  |

Debar

Muftiate of Gostivar  | Shaqir Fetahu  |  |

Gostivar

Muftiate of Kičevo  | Murat Hyseni  |  |

Kičevo

Muftiate of Kumanovo  | Abedin Imeri[42] |  |

Kumanovo

Muftiate of Ohrid | Samet Ajdari  |  |

Ohrid

Muftiate of Prilep  | Mustafa Topalovski  |  |

Prilep

Muftiate of Resen  |  |  |

Resen

Muftiate of Skopje | Ibrahim Shabani  |  |

Skopje

Muftiate of Štip  | Isa Ismaili  |  |

Štip

Muftiate of Struga  | Salim Sylejmani  |  |

Struga

Muftiate of Tetovo  | Qani Nesimi  |  |

Tetovo

### Malaysia

Malaysia has a unique system of collective mufti. Nine of the fourteen Malaysian states have their own sultan; 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, the Template:LinkedLabel together with the five officials appointed by the National Council, collectively issue fatāwā at the national level.

The Template:LinkedLabel

Offices of muftis  | Muftis  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Mufti of the Federal Territories  | Template:LinkedLabel | 2020–present  |
Mufti of Johor  | Dato Hj Yahya bin Ahmad  | 2018–present  |
Mufti of Kedah  | Syeikh Fadzil Awang  | 2017–present  |
Mufti of Kelantan  | Mohamad Shukri Mohamad  |  |
Mufti of Malacca  | Abdul Halim Tawil  |  |
Mufti of Negeri Sembilan  | Mohd Yusof Ahmad  | 2009–present  |
Mufti of Pahang  | Abdul Rahman Osman  |  |
Mufti of Penang  | Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor  |  |
Mufti of Perak  | Template:LinkedLabel | 1985–present  |
Mufti of Perlis  | Template:LinkedLabel | 2015–present  |
Mufti of Sabah  | Bungsu Aziz Jaafar  | 2012–present  |
Mufti of Sarawak  | Kipli Yassin  |  |
Mufti of Selangor  | Template:LinkedLabel | 1998–present  |
Mufti of Terengganu  | Zulkifly Muda  | 2013–present  |

### Montenegrin muftiates

Islamic Community of Montenegro

Grand Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Grand Muftiate of Montenegro[43] |

Grand Mufti Reif Fejzić

|  |

Podgorica

### Polish muftiates

Muslim Religious Union in the Republic of Poland

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of Poland  |

Mufti Tomasz Miśkiewicz[44]

2004–present

Białystok

### Romanian muftiates

Muslim Community in Romania

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of Romania  |

Mufti Murat Yusuf

* * *

Mufti Bagâş Sanghirai

2005–present

* * *

2000 – 2005

Constanţa

### Russian muftiates

National boards

Grand Muftiates  | Grand Muftis  | Term of office  | Headquarters
The Template:LinkedLabel[45][46][47] | Grand Mufti Sheikh-ul-Islam Talgat Tadzhuddin  | 1992–present  | Ufa
The Template:LinkedLabel | Grand Mufti Sheikh Rawil Ğaynetdin  | 2014–present  | Moscow
Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
The Template:LinkedLabel | Mufti Albir Krganov  | 2016–present  | Moscow
Subnational boards

Muftiates  | Muftis  | Term of office  | Headquarters
The Template:LinkedLabel | Mufti Ismail Berdiyev  | 2003–present  | Moscow and Buynaksk
The Template:LinkedLabel | Supreme Mufti Nafigulla Ashirov  | 1997–present  |

Moscow and Tobolsk

Regional muftiates

Muftiates  | Muftis  | Term of office  | Headquarters
The Muftiate of the Republic of Dagestan (MRD)  |

Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Afandi Abdulaev

* * *

Mufti Said-Magomed Abubakarov

1998–present

* * *

1997–1998

| Makhachkala
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Republic of Adygea and Krasnodar Krai |

Mufti Askarbiy Kardanov

* * *

Mufti Nurbiy Emizh

2012–present

* * *

2002–2012

| Maykop
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Altai Krai |  |  | Barnaul
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Altai Republic | Mufti Zhanbolat Okhtaubaiev  |  | Gorno-Altaysk
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Republic of Bashkortostan[48] | Mufti Ainur Birgalin  | 2019–present  | Ufa
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic  | Mufti Salah Mezhiev  | 2014–present  | Grozny
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Republic of Ingushetia  | Mufti Sheikh Muhammed Alboghatchiev  | present  | Magas
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic  |

Mufti Hazrataliy Dzasejev

* * *

Mufti Anas Pshikhachev

* * *

Mufti Shafiq Pshikhachev[49]

2010–present

* * *

2002–2010

* * *

1992–2002

| Nalchik
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Republic of Kalmykia  |  |  | Elista
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic[50] | Mufti Ismail Berdiyev  | 1991–present  | Cherkessk
The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Khanty-Mansiysky District  |  |  | Khanty-Mansiysk
The Kumyk Spiritual Board (KSB)  |

Mufti B. Issaev

|  |

Makhachkala

The Spiritual Board of Muslims of the Republic of Mordovia  |  |  |

Saransk

The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Moscow and Central Russia  |

Mufti Albert Krganov Rifkatovich

|  |

Moscow

The Spiritual Board of Muslims of the Nizhny Novgorod Region  |

Mufti Gayaz Zakirov

* * *

Mufti Umar Idrisov

2008–present

* * *

1993–2008

Nizhny Novgorod

The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania  | Mufti Khajimurat Gatsalov  | 2011–present  | Vladikavkaz
The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Orenburg Region  |  |  |

Orenburg

The Spiritual Board of Muslims of the Perm Region  |  |  |

Perm

The Spiritual Board of Muslims of the Rostov Region  |  |  |

Rostov-on-Don

The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Primorsky  |  |  |

Vladivostok

The Spiritual Board of Muslims of the Samara Region  |

Mufti Hazrat Yarullin Vagiz

|  |

Samara

The Spiritual Board of Muslims of Siberia (the Muftiate of Omsk, SBMS)[51] |

Mufti Zulqarnay Shakirzyanov

|  |

Omsk

The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Stavropol Krai  |  |  | Stavropol
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Republic of Tatarstan (SAMRT)[52] |

Mufti Kamil Samigullin

* * *

Mufti Ildus Yunusov

* * *

Mufti Gusman Iskhakov[53]

* * *

Mufti Gabdulla Galiulla[54]

2013–present

* * *

2011–2013

* * *

1998–2011

* * *

1992–1998

| Kazan
The Central Spiritual Board of Muslims of the Ulyanovsk Region  | Mufti Hazrat Muhammad Baybikov  | 2010–present  | Ulyanovsk

### Office of the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia

Office  | Grand Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters

|
|
|

Office of the Grand Mufti |

Grand Mufti Saleh ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan

* * *

Grand Mufti Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh

* * *

Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz

* * *

position abolished

* * *

Grand Mufti Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh

2025–present

* * *

1999–2025

* * *

1993–1999

* * *

1969–1993

* * *

1953–1969

| Riyadh

### Serbian muftiates

Islamic Community of Serbia

Grand Muftiate  | Grand Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Grand Muftiate  |

Grand Mufti Sead ef. Nasufović

|  |

Belgrade

Serbian muftiates  | Serbian Muftis  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Meshihat of Serbia  | Abdullah Numan  |  |

Belgrade

Meshihat of Sandžak  | Hasib Suljović  |  |

Novi Pazar

Meshihat of Preševo  | Nedžmedin Saćipi  |  |

Preševo

Mufti of Belgrade and Serbian military forces

Mustafa Jusufspahic

For the Serbian Mesihat of Sandžak see the Muftiate of Bosnia and Herzegovina

### Slovenian muftiates

The Slovenian Muslim Community (SMS)

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of Slovenia  |

Mufti Nedžad Grabus [sl; sl]

* * *

Mufti Osman Đogić [sl; sl]

2006–present

* * *

2001–2005

Ljubljana

For the Mesihat of Slovenia see Muftiate of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

### Soviet-era muftiates

The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Central Asia and Kazakhstan (SADUM)

Supreme Muftiate  | Supreme Muftis  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Supreme Muftiate of Central Asia and Kazakhstan  |

Supreme Mufti Muhammad Sadik Muhammad Yusuf

* * *

Supreme Mufti Shamsuddin Babakhan

* * *

Supreme Mufti Ziyauddin Babakhan

* * *

Supreme Mufti Ishan Babakhan

1989 – 1993

* * *

1982 – 1989

* * *

1957 – 1982

* * *

1943 – 1957

Tashkent

Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the European Part of USSR and Siberia (DUMES)

Grand Muftiate  | Grand Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Grand Muftiate of European Part of USSR and Siberia  |

Grand Mufti Talgat Tadzhuddin[55]

| 1980–1992  | Ufa
The Spiritual Directorate of Transcaucasia (DUMZ)[56]

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of Transcaucasia |

Mufti Allahshukur Pashazadeh

* * *

Mufti Mirzagazanfar Ibragimov

* * *

Mufti :az:Aliaga Suleymanzade

* * *

Mufti Agha Movsum Hakim-zadeh

* * *

* Shi'a Mufti Agha Akhund Alizadeh
* Deputy Sunni Mufti Ibrahim Efendi-zadeh

1980 – 1992

* * *

1978 – 1980

* * *

1968 – 1972

* * *

1952 – 1956

* * *

1943 – 1952

Baku

The Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Northern Caucasus (DUMSK)

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Muftiate of the Northern Caucasus  | Mufti Hizri Gebekov  |  | Buynaksk

### Ukrainian muftiates

Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters

|
|
|

The Spiritual Direction of the Muslims of Crimea (SDMC)  | Mufti Kirim Esende[57][58] |  | Kyiv
Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters

|
|
|

The Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of Crimea (SDCM)[59][60] | Mufti Emirali Ablaev

* * *

Mufti Nuri Mustafayev

* * *

Mufti Seitdzhelil Ibragimov

| 1999–present

* * *

1996 – 1999

* * *

1992 – 1995

| Simferopol
Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters

|
|
|

The Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Ukraine (SDMU)[61] | Mufti Sheik Tamim Ahmed Muhamed Mutah  |  | Kyiv
Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters

|
|
|

The Spiritual Center of Muslims of Ukraine (SCMU)  | Mufti Ruslan Abdikyeyev  | 2005–present  | Donetsk
Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters

|
|
|

The Religious Directorate of Independent Muslim Communities of Ukraine "Kyiv Muftiate"  | Ildar Hazrat Hussein  |  |
Muftiate  | Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters

|
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The Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine "Ummah" (SDMU "Ummah")  | Mufti Said Ismagilov  |  |

### Uzbek muftiates

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Grand Muftiate  | Grand Mufti  | Term of office  | Headquarters
Grand Muftiate of Uzbekistan  |

Grand Mufti Nuriddin Kholiqnazarov

* * *

Grand Mufti Usman Alimov

* * *

Grand Mufti Abdurashid Kori Bakhromov[63]

* * *

Grand Mufti Muxtorjon ABDULLOH

* * *

Grand Mufti Muhammad Sadik Muhammad Yusuf[64]

2021–present

* * *

2006–2021

* * *

1995–2006

* * *

1993–1995

* * *

1989–1993

| Tashkent

## See also

* Muftiate
* Grand Mufti
* Mufti

## References

1. ↑ Jørgen S. Nielsen (2012-10-12). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 4. BRILL. ISBN 9789004225213. https://books.google.com/books?id=MwzsW6k6pzAC&dq=Mufti+Abu-Bekir+Shabanovich&pg=PA60.
2. ↑ Government Printing Office, 2005 (2005). Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, 2004. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160725524. https://books.google.com/books?id=04dlwzB2SvcC&dq=muslim+religious+association+of+belarus&pg=PA282.
3. ↑ Shirin Akiner, 2005 (2009). 2\. Religious Language of a Belarusian Tatar Kitab: A Cultural Monument of Islam in Europe. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 9783447030274. https://books.google.com/books?id=FEJ7F2cmCt0C&dq=muslim+religious+association+of+belarus&pg=PA67.
4. ↑ Muftiluk Muftiluk
5. ↑ Ingvar Svanberg, David Westerlund (2012-12-06). Islam Outside the Arab World. Routledge. ISBN 9781136113307. https://books.google.com/books?id=jTVjWTllOGgC&dq=muftiates&pg=PT381.
6. ↑ Bosnia's new Grand Mufti to promote tolerance http://www.dw.de/bosnias-new-grand-mufti-to-promote-tolerance/a-16320857
7. ↑ Reisu-l-ema, Islamski vjerski poglavar u drzavi http://www.camo.ch/vjerski_poglavari_bh.htm
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27. ↑ Philippos C. Spyropoulos (2009). Constitutional Law in Greece. Kluwer Law International. ISBN 9789041128782. https://books.google.com/books?id=fJS-Ly83TpMC&dq=greek+muftiates&pg=PA265.
28. ↑ "İSKEÇE MÜFTÜLÜĞÜ, the official site of Xanthi Mufti Office, Μουφτεία Ξάνθης". http://www.iskecemuftulugu.com/.
29. ↑ Kazakh Muslims Election New Mufti http://www.onislam.net/english/news/asia-pacific/461464-kazakh-muslims-elect-new-mufti.html
30. ↑ Ina Merdjanova (2013-03-21). Rediscovering the Umma: Muslims in the Balkans between Nationalism and Transnationalism. Oup USA. ISBN 9780199964031. https://books.google.com/books?id=AA6ZsZhwU5oC&dq=muftiates+bulgaria&pg=PA52.
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53. ↑ Islam and Political Evolutions in Tatarstan http://www.pol.ed.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/28682/Islam_and_political_evolutions_in_Tatarstan.pdf
54. ↑ The Struggle for the Soul of Tatar Islam http://www.currenttrends.org/research/detail/the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-tatar-islam
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57. ↑ Muslims in Ukraine http://www.islamawareness.net/Europe/Ukraine/muslims_ua.html
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60. ↑ Religious Information Service of Ukraine http://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/40969/
61. ↑ Muslim communities and Islamic network institutions in Ukraine http://orient.uw.edu.pl/MSZ/teksty/19_yarosh_brylov_MuslimsCEE.pdf
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63. ↑ FORMER MUFTI CRITICISES ANTI-ISLAMIC CAMPAIGN http://www.religioscope.com/articles/2002/014_uzbek_mufti.htm
64. ↑ The Roots of Radical Islam in Central Asia http://carnegieendowment.org/files/olcottroots.pdf

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