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SYRIA<br />
alchaar, dr mohammed nedal<br />
Alchaar is <strong>the</strong> secretary general of <strong>the</strong> Accounting and Auditing Organization for <strong>Islamic</strong> Financial<br />
Institutions (AAOIFI). <strong>The</strong> AAOIFI is an independent international corporate organization supported<br />
by its 200 members from 45 countries around <strong>the</strong> globe which comprise <strong>the</strong> international<br />
<strong>Islamic</strong> banking and finance industry. It is one of <strong>the</strong> key organizations creating standards for <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Islamic</strong> banking industry.<br />
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ADMINISTRATIvE<br />
SOUTHERN AFRICA<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
hendricks, maulana igshaan<br />
Hendricks is <strong>the</strong> president of <strong>the</strong> Muslim Judicial Council of Cape Town. <strong>The</strong> Muslim Judicial<br />
Council is one of <strong>the</strong> central <strong>Islamic</strong> organizations in South Africa, doing educational work as well<br />
as social work for <strong>the</strong> Muslim community. <strong>The</strong> organization runs <strong>the</strong> International Peace University<br />
of South Africa (IPSA), and oversees administration of Cape Town’s Al Azhar Institute.<br />
MIDDLE AFRICA<br />
CHAD<br />
abakar, sheikh hussain hassan<br />
Sheikh Hussain Hassan Abakar is <strong>the</strong> Imam of <strong>the</strong> Muslims of Chad and <strong>the</strong> chairman of <strong>the</strong> Supreme<br />
Council of <strong>Islamic</strong> Affairs in Chad. He is also a founding member of <strong>the</strong> Muslim World League<br />
(MWL). Abakar oversees <strong>the</strong> activities of <strong>the</strong> Supreme Council of <strong>Islamic</strong> Affairs in implementing<br />
educational and cultural programs through <strong>Islamic</strong> schools, educational books and training courses<br />
for Imams. He has been important in fundraising for <strong>the</strong> education of Muslims in Chad.<br />
EAST AFRICA<br />
MALAWI<br />
king’ombe, sheikh aman<br />
King’ombe is <strong>the</strong> Spiritual Advisor of <strong>the</strong> Celebrations of <strong>the</strong> Birth of <strong>the</strong> Prophet Muhammad. He<br />
is a cleric responsible for <strong>the</strong> organization of <strong>the</strong> festivities. <strong>The</strong> festivities are attended by thousands<br />
of Muslims from <strong>the</strong> around Africa. In 2009 he extended an invitation to <strong>the</strong> Christian population<br />
of Malawi to partake in <strong>the</strong> festival.<br />
WEST AFRICA<br />
MAURITANIA<br />
bah, prof. dr mohammed el mokhtar ould<br />
Bah is <strong>the</strong> president of <strong>the</strong> Chinguetti Modern University, Mauritania. Chinguetti is a UNESCO<br />
World Heritage site because of its importance as a center of <strong>Islamic</strong> learning in <strong>the</strong> North West<br />
coast of Africa. This gives Bah a position with considerable historical and religious capital in West<br />
Africa.<br />
NIGERIA<br />
adegbite, dr lateef oladimeji<br />
Lateef Oladimeji is <strong>the</strong> acting secretary and legal adviser of <strong>the</strong> Nigerian Supreme Council for <strong>Islamic</strong><br />
Affairs and he co-founded <strong>the</strong> Muslim Student’s Society Nigeria (MSSN) in 1954.