List of Islamic muftiates

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.

Countries

Albanian muftiates

The Muslim Community of Albania^[1]
Grand Muftiate	Grand Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
Grand Muftiate of Albania
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

Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Muslim Religious Community of the Republic of Belarus^[2]^[3]
Muftiate of Belarus	Mufti Abu-Bekir Shabanovič	2005 – present	Minsk
Muftiate of Belarus	Mufti Ismail Mustafavič Aleksandrovič	1994–2005	Minsk

The Muslim Spiritual Board of the Republic of Belarus^[4]
Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Muslim Spiritual Board of the Republic of Belarus	Mufti Ali Varanovič	2011 – present	Minsk
The Muslim Spiritual Board of the Republic of Belarus	Mufti Ismail Varanovič	2002 –2011	Minsk

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^[5]^[6]
Grand Muftiate	Grand Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
Grand Muftiate of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Grand Mufti Husein Kavazović^[7]	2012 – present	Sarajevo
	Grand Mufti Mustafa Cerić^[8]	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^[9]	2004 – present	Banja Luka
Muftiate of Banja Luka	Mufti Edhem Čamdžić	1988–1998	Banja Luka
Muftiate of Bihać	Mufti Mehmed Sabit Ribić		Bihać
Muftiate of Bihać	Mufti Hasan Makić		Bihać
Muftiate of Goražde	Mufti Hamed Efendić		Goražde
Muftiate of Mostar	Mufti Seid Smajkić^[10]		Mostar
Muftiate of Sarajevo	Mufti Husein Smajić		Sarajevo
Muftiate of Travnik	Mufti Nusret Abdibegović		Travnik
Muftiate of Tuzla	Mufti Husein Kavazović^[11]	1993–2012	Tuzla
Muftiate of Tuzla	Mufti Mehmet Tevfik		Tuzla
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

Mešihat of Croatia	Grand Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Islamic Community of Croatia
Mesihat of Croatia and Muftiate of Zagreb^[12]^[13]	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

Mesihat of Sandžak	Grand Mufti of Sandžak	Term of office	Headquarters
Islamic Community in Serbia^[14]
Mešihat of Sandžak^[15]	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

Mešihat of Slovenia	Grand Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Islamic Community in Slovenia (ISRS)
Mešihat of Slovenia^[12]	Nedžad Grabus	2006–present	Ljubljana

Bulgarian muftiates

The Muslim Denomination of Bulgaria^[16]^[17]^[18]
Grand Muftiate	Grand Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
Chief Muftiate of Bulgaria	Chief Mufti Mustafa Alish Hadji^[19]	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.

Grand Muftiate	Grand Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Religious Council of the Caucasus
The Grand Muftiate of the Caucasus^[20]^[21]	Grand Mufti of the Caucasus Allahshukur Pashazadeh	1992–present	Baku
Muftiates	Muftis	Term of office	Headquarters
Muftiate of Azerbaijan
Muftiate of Georgia

Coordinating Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Coordinating Center of North Caucasus Muslims (Russian Federation)
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

Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic
The Muftiate of the Chechen Republic (not state recognized in the 1990s) / of the Chechen Republic (since 2000 as part of Russia)^[22]^[23]	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

Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Religious Board of Muslims of Adjara^[24]^[25]
The Muftiate of Adjara	Mufti Mahmud Kamashidze		Batumi

Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Spiritual Board of Muslims of Abkhazia^[26]
The Muftiate of Abkhazia	Mufti Salikh Kvaratskhelia Mufti Adlia Gablia Mufti Timur Dzyba	2011–present 1995–2011	Sukhumi

Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Administration of Muslims of Georgia (AMG)^[27]
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^[28]	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^[29] (state-appointed mufti)		Xanthi

Office of the Grand Mufti of India

Office	Grand Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
Office of the Grand Mufti	Maualana Arshad Madni	2019–	Deoband

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

Supreme Muftiate	Supreme Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Kazakhstan
Supreme Muftiate of Kazakhstan	Supreme Mufti Yerzhan Malgajyuly Mayamerov^[30] Supreme Mufti Absattar Derbisali Supreme Mufti Ratbek Nysanbayev	2013–present – 1990 – 2000	Almaty

Kosovar muftiates

Grand Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Islamic Community of Kosovo
Grand Muftiate of Kosovo^[31]	Grand Mufti de:Naim Tërnava Grand Mufti Rexhep Boja	2008–present 1990–2003	Pristina

Kyrgyz muftiates

Grand Muftiate	Grand Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
Spiritual Board of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan
Grand Muftiate of Kyrgyzstan	Grand Mufti Maksatbek Toktomushev^[32] Grand Mufti Rahmatilla Egemberdiev^[33] Grand Mufti Chubak Zhalilov^[34]	2014–present 2012–2014 2010–2012	Bishkek

Lithuanian muftiates

Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
Council of Lithuanian Muslims Religious Communities – Muftiate
Muftiate of Lithuania – LMRBT^[35]	Mufti Aleksandras Beganskas	2019–present	Vilnius

Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
Spiritual Center of the Lithuanian Sunni Muslims^[36]^[37]
Muftiate of Lithuania - LMSDC	Mufti Romualdas Jakibauskas Mufti Romualdas Krinickis	2008–present 1998 – 2008	Vilnius

Macedonian muftiates

Grand Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
Islamic Community of Macedonia (ICM)^[38]
Grand Muftiate of Macedonia^[39]^[40]	Grand Mufti Hadzhi Sulejman Rexhepi (present) Grand Mufti Taxhedin Bislimi^[41] (2006-) Grand Mufti Zenun Berisha^[42]	– – –	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^[43]		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 Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs together with the five officials appointed by the National Council, collectively issue fatāwā at the national level.

The Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs
Offices of muftis	Muftis	Term of office	Headquarters
Mufti of the Federal Territories	Luqman Abdullah	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	Harussani Zakaria	1985–present
Mufti of Perlis	Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin	2015–present
Mufti of Sabah	Bungsu Aziz Jaafar	2012–present
Mufti of Sarawak	Kipli Yassin
Mufti of Selangor	Mohd Tamyes Abd Wahid	1998–present
Mufti of Terengganu	Zulkifly Muda	2013–present

Montenegrin muftiates

Grand Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
Islamic Community of Montenegro
Grand Muftiate of Montenegro^[44]	Grand Mufti Reif Fejzić		Podgorica

Polish muftiates

Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
Muslim Religious Union in the Republic of Poland
Muftiate of Poland	Mufti Tomasz Miśkiewicz^[45]	2004–present	Białystok

Romanian muftiates

Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
Muslim Community in Romania
Muftiate of Romania	Mufti Murat Yusuf Mufti Bagâş Sanghirai	2005–present 2000 – 2005	Constanţa

Russian muftiates

Grand Muftiates	Grand Muftis	Term of office	Headquarters
National boards
The Central Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Russia ^[46]^[47]^[48]	Grand Mufti Sheikh-ul-Islam Talgat Tadzhuddin	1992–present	Ufa
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Russian Federation	Grand Mufti Sheikh Rawil Ğaynetdin	2014–present	Moscow
Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Spiritual Assembly of the Muslims of Russia	Mufti Albir Krganov	2016–present	Moscow

Muftiates	Muftis	Term of office	Headquarters
Subnational boards
The Coordinating Center of North Caucasus Muslims	Mufti Ismail Berdiyev	2003–present	Moscow and Buynaksk
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Asian Part of Russia	Supreme Mufti Nafigulla Ashirov	1997–present	Moscow and Tobolsk

Muftiates	Muftis	Term of office	Headquarters
Regional muftiates
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^[49]	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^[50]	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^[51]	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)^[52]	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)^[53]	Mufti Kamil Samigullin Mufti Ildus Yunusov Mufti Gusman Iskhakov^[54] Mufti Gabdulla Galiulla^[55]	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 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	1999–present 1993–1999 1969–1993 1953–1969	Riyadh

Serbian muftiates

Grand Muftiate	Grand Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
Islamic Community of Serbia
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

Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Slovenian Muslim Community (SMS)
Muftiate of Slovenia	Mufti Nedžad Grabus [sl] Mufti Osman Đogić [sl]	2006–present 2001–2005	Ljubljana

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

Soviet-era muftiates

Supreme Muftiate	Supreme Muftis	Term of office	Headquarters
The Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Central Asia and Kazakhstan (SADUM)
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

Grand Muftiate	Grand Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the European Part of USSR and Siberia (DUMES)
Grand Muftiate of European Part of USSR and Siberia	Grand Mufti Talgat Tadzhuddin^[56]	1980–1992	Ufa

Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Spiritual Directorate of Transcaucasia (DUMZ)^[57]
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

Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Northern Caucasus (DUMSK)
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^[58]^[59]		Kyiv

Muftiate	Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of Crimea (SDCM)^[60]^[61]	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)^[62]	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
The Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine "Ummah" (SDMU "Ummah")	Mufti Said Ismagilov

Uzbek muftiates

Grand Muftiate	Grand Mufti	Term of office	Headquarters
The Muslim Board of Uzbekistan ^[63]
Grand Muftiate of Uzbekistan	Grand Mufti Nuriddin Kholiqnazarov Grand Mufti Usman Alimov Grand Mufti Abdurashid Kori Bakhromov^[64] Grand Mufti Muxtorjon ABDULLOH Grand Mufti Muhammad Sadik Muhammad Yusuf^[65]	2021–present 2006–2021 1995–2006 1993–1995 1989–1993	Tashkent

References

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^ Ingvar Svanberg, David Westerlund (2012-12-06). Islam Outside the Arab World. Routledge. ISBN 9781136113307.
^ Bosnia's new Grand Mufti to promote tolerance http://www.dw.de/bosnias-new-grand-mufti-to-promote-tolerance/a-16320857
^ Reisu-l-ema, Islamski vjerski poglavar u drzavi http://www.camo.ch/vjerski_poglavari_bh.htm
^ Husarska, Anna (1998-08-13). "Opinion | Mufti's Funeral a Symbol Of the Divided Bosnia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
^ "Croats Fire On Muslims In Bosnia". The New York Times. 1997-02-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
^ "Bosnian Muslims Elect New Grand Mufti". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
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^ Philip Emil Muehlenbeck (2012). Religion and the Cold War: A Global Perspective. Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 9780826518521.
^ Amjad Jaimoukha (2004-11-10). The Chechens: A Handbook. Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 9780203356432.
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^ Thomas Liles Islam and Religious Transformation in Adjara http://www.ecmi.de/uploads/tx_lfpubdb/Working_Paper_57_En.pdf Archived 2015-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
^ Azerbaijan and Georgia: Rival Groups Seek to Speak for Georgia's Muslims http://www.eurasianet.org/node/63822
^ Philippos C. Spyropoulos (2009). Constitutional Law in Greece. Kluwer Law International. ISBN 9789041128782.
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^ Kazakh Muslims Election New Mufti http://www.onislam.net/english/news/asia-pacific/461464-kazakh-muslims-elect-new-mufti.html
^ Ina Merdjanova (2013-03-21). Rediscovering the Umma: Muslims in the Balkans between Nationalism and Transnationalism. Oup USA. ISBN 9780199964031.
^ "Kyrgyz Grand Mufti Tenders Resignation". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 17 July 2012.
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^ Will Reform Mufti Be Successful http://easttime.info/analytics/kyrgyzstan/will-reform-mufti-be-successful
^ islamasvisiems.lt (2019). "Lietuvos musulmonų religinių bendruomenių taryba – Muftiatas ir LMRBT – Muftiato muftijus". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Katarzyna Górak-Sosnowska (2011). Muslims in Poland and Eastern Europe. Widening the European Discourse on Islam. Katarzyna Górak-Sosnowska. ISBN 9788390322957.
^ Shirin Akiner (2009). Religious Language of a Belarusian Tatar Kitab: A Cultural Monument of Islam in Europe. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 9783447030274.
^ Jørgen Schøler Nielsen; Samim Akgönül; Ahmet Aliba I (2011-10-28). Yearbook of the Muslims, Volume 3. ISBN 9789004205161.
^ Muslims of Macedonia http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/pdf/cedime-se-macedonia-muslims.doc Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ Thammy Evens (2012). Macedonia: The Bradt Travel Guide. ISBN 9781841623955.
^ Fissures in Balkan Islam http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0214/p06s02-woeu.html/(page)/2
^ Macedonia's Islamic Community Elects Moderate Skopje Mufti, But Rift Continues http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=06SKOPJE147&version=1314919461 Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ novamakedonija.mk Оџа му удирал боксови на муфтија во Куманово 12.1.2011
^ Jørgen Schøler Nielsen; Samim Akgönül; Ahmet Aliba I (2011-10-28). Yearbook of the Muslims, Volume 3. ISBN 9789004205161.
^ Jørgen Schøler Nielsen; Samim Akgönül; Ahmet Alibaši (2010-11-11). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 2. ISBN 9789004184756.
^ Muslims and their Organizations in Russia http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ree/vol16/iss4/3/
^ The Muftiate on the International Stage http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/Tasar_cwc.doc
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^ Arel, Dominique; Ruble, Blair A. (2006-11-29). Rebounding Identities: The Politics of Identity in Russia and Ukraine. ISBN 9780801885624.
^ Russia's Umma and Its Muftis http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/rss/31-2_139.pdf
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^ Acacia Shields (2004). Religious Persecution in Uzbekistan. ISBN 9781564322999.
^ FORMER MUFTI CRITICISES ANTI-ISLAMIC CAMPAIGN http://www.religioscope.com/articles/2002/014_uzbek_mufti.htm
^ The Roots of Radical Islam in Central Asia http://carnegieendowment.org/files/olcottroots.pdf

[1] Islam in Albania http://www.da.mod.uk/colleges/arag/document-listings/.../08(09)MV.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] Jørgen S. Nielsen (2012-10-12). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 4. BRILL. ISBN 9789004225213.

[3] Government Printing Office, 2005 (2005). Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, 2004. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160725524.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] Shirin Akiner, 2005 (2009). 2. Religious Language of a Belarusian Tatar Kitab: A Cultural Monument of Islam in Europe. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 9783447030274.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[5] Muftiluk Muftiluk

[6] Ingvar Svanberg, David Westerlund (2012-12-06). Islam Outside the Arab World. Routledge. ISBN 9781136113307.

[7] Bosnia's new Grand Mufti to promote tolerance http://www.dw.de/bosnias-new-grand-mufti-to-promote-tolerance/a-16320857

[8] Reisu-l-ema, Islamski vjerski poglavar u drzavi http://www.camo.ch/vjerski_poglavari_bh.htm

[9] Husarska, Anna (1998-08-13). "Opinion | Mufti's Funeral a Symbol Of the Divided Bosnia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-12.

[10] "Croats Fire On Muslims In Bosnia". The New York Times. 1997-02-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-12.

[11] "Bosnian Muslims Elect New Grand Mufti". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-12.

[:0-12] Nielsen, Jørgen S. (2012-10-12). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-22521-3.

[13] Muslim Community in the Republic of Croatia http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ree/vol19/iss3/2/

[14] Muslims in Serbia

[15] Muslims in Serbia

[16] Jørgen S. Nielsen, Samim Akgönül (2012-10-12). Yearbook of the Muslims, Volume 4. BRILL. ISBN 9789004225213.

[17] The Muslim denomination in Republic of Bulgaria http://www.grandmufti.bg/en/about-us/institutions-history.html Archived 2013-02-25 at the Wayback Machine

[18] Ina Merdjanova (2013-03-21). Rediscovering the Umma: Muslims in the Balkans between Nationalism and Transnationalism. Oup USA. ISBN 9780199964031.

[19] Yearbook of the Muslims, Volume 4 https://books.google.com/books?id=AA6ZsZhwU5oC&dq=kosovo+muftiates&pg=PA52

[20] The Politicization of Islam Archived 2012-05-08 at the Wayback Machine

[21] Philip Emil Muehlenbeck (2012). Religion and the Cold War: A Global Perspective. Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 9780826518521.

[22] Amjad Jaimoukha (2004-11-10). The Chechens: A Handbook. Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 9780203356432.

[23] ttp://www.iub.edu/~cahist/...and.../Campbell_Autocracy_and_Clergy.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[24] Saakashvili's Ajara Success http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/untc/unpan018787.pdf

[25] Jørgen S. Nielsen (2012-10-12). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 4. BRILL. ISBN 9789004225213.

[26] Thomas Liles Islam and Religious Transformation in Adjara http://www.ecmi.de/uploads/tx_lfpubdb/Working_Paper_57_En.pdf Archived 2015-11-05 at the Wayback Machine

[27] Azerbaijan and Georgia: Rival Groups Seek to Speak for Georgia's Muslims http://www.eurasianet.org/node/63822

[28] Philippos C. Spyropoulos (2009). Constitutional Law in Greece. Kluwer Law International. ISBN 9789041128782.

[29] "İSKEÇE MÜFTÜLÜĞÜ, the official site of Xanthi Mufti Office, Μουφτεία Ξάνθης". Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2020-03-03.

[30] Kazakh Muslims Election New Mufti http://www.onislam.net/english/news/asia-pacific/461464-kazakh-muslims-elect-new-mufti.html

[31] Ina Merdjanova (2013-03-21). Rediscovering the Umma: Muslims in the Balkans between Nationalism and Transnationalism. Oup USA. ISBN 9780199964031.

[32] "Kyrgyz Grand Mufti Tenders Resignation". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 17 July 2012.

[33] "Kyrgyz Grand Mufti Tenders Resignation". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 17 July 2012.

[34] Will Reform Mufti Be Successful http://easttime.info/analytics/kyrgyzstan/will-reform-mufti-be-successful

[35] slamasvisiems.lt (2019). "Lietuvos musulmonų religinių bendruomenių taryba – Muftiatas ir LMRBT – Muftiato muftijus". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[36] Katarzyna Górak-Sosnowska (2011). Muslims in Poland and Eastern Europe. Widening the European Discourse on Islam. Katarzyna Górak-Sosnowska. ISBN 9788390322957.

[37] Shirin Akiner (2009). Religious Language of a Belarusian Tatar Kitab: A Cultural Monument of Islam in Europe. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 9783447030274.

[38] Jørgen Schøler Nielsen; Samim Akgönül; Ahmet Aliba I (2011-10-28). Yearbook of the Muslims, Volume 3. ISBN 9789004205161.

[39] Muslims of Macedonia http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/pdf/cedime-se-macedonia-muslims.doc Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

[40] Thammy Evens (2012). Macedonia: The Bradt Travel Guide. ISBN 9781841623955.

[41] Fissures in Balkan Islam http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0214/p06s02-woeu.html/(page)/2

[42] Macedonia's Islamic Community Elects Moderate Skopje Mufti, But Rift Continues http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=06SKOPJE147&version=1314919461 Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine

[43] vamakedonija.mk Оџа му удирал боксови на муфтија во Куманово 12.1.2011

[44] Jørgen Schøler Nielsen; Samim Akgönül; Ahmet Aliba I (2011-10-28). Yearbook of the Muslims, Volume 3. ISBN 9789004205161.

[45] Jørgen Schøler Nielsen; Samim Akgönül; Ahmet Alibaši (2010-11-11). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 2. ISBN 9789004184756.

[digitalcommons-46] Muslims and their Organizations in Russia http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ree/vol16/iss4/3/

[47] The Muftiate on the International Stage http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/Tasar_cwc.doc

[48] Islam in the Russian Federation http://www.da.mod.uk/colleges/arag/document.../russian/06(53)MAS.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[49] Religion, Power and Nationhood in Sovereign Bashkortostan.

[50] Eye on Eurasia: Kremlin hug hurts mullahs http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2005/05/12/Eye-on-Eurasia-Kremlin-hug-hurts-mullahs/UPI-38701115925994/

[51] Arel, Dominique; Ruble, Blair A. (2006-11-29). Rebounding Identities: The Politics of Identity in Russia and Ukraine. ISBN 9780801885624.

[52] Russia's Umma and Its Muftis http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/rss/31-2_139.pdf

[53] Islam in Russia – Crisis in Leadership http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/rss/24_2-3_167.pdf

[54] 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

[55] The Struggle for the Soul of Tatar Islam http://www.currenttrends.org/research/detail/the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-tatar-islam Archived 2013-05-20 at the Wayback Machine

[56] Dominique Arel, Blair A. Ruble (2006-11-29). Rebounding Identities: The Politics of Identity in Russia and Ukraine. ISBN 9780801885624.

[57] Yaacov Ro'I (2000). Islam in the Soviet Union: From the Second World War to Gorbachev. ISBN 9780231119542.

[58] Muslims in Ukraine http://www.islamawareness.net/Europe/Ukraine/muslims_ua.html

[59] Religious Service Information Ukraine http://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/40969/

[60] Svanberg, Ingvar; Westerlund, David (2002-12-27). Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia: 2003. ISBN 9781857431377.

[61] Religious Information Service of Ukraine http://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/40969/

[62] Muslim communities and Islamic network institutions in Ukraine http://orient.uw.edu.pl/MSZ/teksty/19_yarosh_brylov_MuslimsCEE.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[63] Acacia Shields (2004). Religious Persecution in Uzbekistan. ISBN 9781564322999.

[64] FORMER MUFTI CRITICISES ANTI-ISLAMIC CAMPAIGN http://www.religioscope.com/articles/2002/014_uzbek_mufti.htm

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