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