Hafiz Sabri Koçi

Shaikh Hafiz Sabri Koçi (Arabic: حافظ صبري كوتشي‎‎; 13 May 1921 – 18 June 2004) was an Albanian Muslim cleric who served as the Grand Mufti of Albania in the 1990s. He was born in Orenjë, and educated in Shkodër. He served as the imam of Drisht from 1938–1939 before assuming the same role in Shkodër. Koçi was promoted to the mufti of Krujë in 1955. The next year, he was named mufti of Kavajë. He was jailed for resisting secularization^[1] on 14 June 1966 and released on 26 October 1986. After the Muslim community of Albania was recognized in 1991, Koçi served as the first Grand Mufti. Upon his death, Koçi was succeeded by Selim Muça.^[2]

References

1. Vickers, Miranda; Pettifer, James (2000). Albania: From Anarchy to a Balkan Identity. New York University Press. p. 103. ISBN 9780814788059.
2. Elsie, Robert (2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Scarecrow Press. pp. 231–232. ISBN 9780810873803.

External links

• Dallas, Sandra, ed. (22 March 1998). "Listening To The Call Of Islam". Bloomberg Bussinessweek. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
• Kamm, Henry (27 March 1992). "ALBANIA'S CLERICS LEAD A REBIRTH". New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2015.