THE 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS - CESD

ADMINISTRATIVEMiddle East and North AfricaALGERIAghlamallah, his excellency bouabdellahGhlamallah is Algeria’s long-standing Minister of Waqf and Islamic Affairs, a position he has heldsince the election of current President Bouteflika in 1999. He previously held high level positions inthe Ministry of Education throughout the 1980s and 1990s where he went from focusing on basiceducation to the organization of Qur’anic schools and religious education. Ghlamallah maintainsa strong commitment to France’s Algerian Muslim community.EGYPTal husseini, dr abd allah [new]Dr Abd Allah al Husseini was appointed to the Presidency of the Al Azhar University upon theresignation of Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad al Tayeb in March 2010. Al Husseini is formerly the vicepresident for educational and student affairs at Al Azhar.IRANjafari, general mohammad ali [2009:41]General Mohammad Ali Jafari is the Chief Commander of the Iranian Army of the Guardians ofthe Islamic Revolution (also known as the Revolutionary Guard), an elite faction of the Iranianarmed forces—separate from the army—that reports directly to the Velayat-e Faqih. Jafari is theleader of 200,000 troops, close to 300,000 reservists, and the 20,000 strong highly trained QudsForce. The Revolutionary Guard Corps occupies cabinet positions, parliament seats, and controls500 companies in various business industries. The Revolutionary Guard also exerts influencethrough funding and directing Shi‘a movements abroad such as Hezbollah, and the Mahdi Army.Because of this, Jafari has a significant degree of control in Iraq.sobhani, his eminence ayatollah jafarSobhani is a leading member of the Council of Mujtahids in the Seminary of Qom; one of thetwo most important centers of learning in Twelver Shi’ism. He is the director of the Imam SadiqInstitute, Iran. His work in all areas of the Islamic sciences is widely known and receives criticalattention. Sobhani is a prolific writer having published over 300 scholarly works.vaez-tabasi, his eminence ayatollah abbasVaez-Tabasi is at the head of Iran’s single richest institution, the Holy Estate of Imam Reza. TheHoly Estate owns hundreds of companies and resources. Its revenue is supplemented by thedonations of the millions of pilgrims that make the journey to Mashhad, where Imam Reza (theeighth of the Twelver Imams) is buried.JORDANal abbadi, his excellency abdul salamAl Abbadi is the current secretary general of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, based in SaudiArabia. The academy is the highest legal authority of the Organization of the Islamic Conference,and the highest non-sectarian Islamic legal authority in the Muslim world. Al Abbadi is a professorof Islamic jurisprudence, and former president of the Aal al Bayt University.farhan, ishaqFarhan is the leader of the Islamic Action Front (IAF). The IAF is the political arm of the MuslimBrotherhood in Jordan. Farhan is known as a moderate, and was an early advocate of theparticipation of women in the Brotherhood movement.115