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Allahshukur Pashazadeh
Azerbaijani Grand Mufti (born 1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haji Allahshükür Hummat Pashazade (Azerbaijani: Allahşükür Hümmət Paşazadə) is the Sheikh ul-Islam and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus which includes the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Georgia, and Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia, Chechnya, Karachay–Cherkessia, and Adygea in the Russian Federation.[1][2] He is also the chairman of the Religious Council of the Caucasus.[2]
Quick Facts Shaykh al-IslāmAllahşükür Paşazadə, Preceded by ...
Shaykh al-Islām Allahşükür Paşazadə | |
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Preceded by | Mirgazanfer Ibragimov |
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Born | (1949-08-26) August 26, 1949 (age 74) |
Religion | Islam |
School | Twelver Shiism, Ja'fari school |
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Based in | Baku, Azerbaijan |
Period in office | 1980–present |
Predecessor | Haji Mir Gazanfar Mir Alekper oglu Ibrahimov |
Successor | Incumbent |
Post | Sheikh ul-Islam and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus |
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