Grand Mufti of Australia

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The Grand Mufti of Australia is a Sunni Muslim cleric with authority in Australia. Unlike Grand Muftis in some Sunni Muslim majority countries, the Grand Mufti of Australia is not state appointed and has no official role in the Australian state. Instead, the Grand Mufti of Australia is elected by the Sunni Australian National Imams Council.^[1][2]

Since September 2011 the Grand Mufti of Australia has been Ibrahim Abu Mohamed.^[3][4]

List of Grand Muftis

1. Taj El-Din Hilaly (1992–2007)
2. Fehmi Naji (2007–2011)
3. Ibrahim Abu Mohamed (2011–)^[3]

References

1. Kilani, Ahmed (19 September 2011). "Australian Imams appoint a new Mufti". muslimvillage.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
2. McNamara, Paul (5 October 2011). "New grand mufti for Australia". The Islamic Globe. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
3. Kilani, Ahmed (19 September 2011). "Australian Imams appoint a new Mufti". muslimvillage.com. MuslimVillage Incorporated. Retrieved 9 October 2015. Imams and Sheikhs from around Australia held a meeting last night in which they appointed Dr Ibrahim Abu Muhammad as the new Grand Mufti of Australia.
4. Farrell, Paul (24 September 2014). "Grand mufti of Australia condemns Isis 'horrors conducted overseas'". Retrieved 15 February 2015.