THE 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS - CESD

Administrativeal rajhi, sulaiman abdul azizAl Rajhi owns the biggest stake in the world’s largest organization for Islamic banking and finance,Al Rajhi Bank, with roughly 60 outlets in Saudi Arabia and additional outlets in Malaysia. AsSaudi Arabia’s richest non-royals, members of the al Rajhi family are among the world’s leadingphilanthropists. They also run the SARR Foundation: a network of charities and researchorganizations.SYRIAalchaar, dr mohammed nedalAlchaar is the secretary general of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic FinancialInstitutions (AAOIFI). The AAOIFI is an independent international corporate organizationsupported by its 200 members from 45 countries around the globe which comprise the internationalIslamic banking and finance industry. It is one of the key organizations creating standards for theIslamic banking industry.Southern AfricaSOUTH AFRICAhendricks, maulana igsaanHendricks is the president of the Muslim Judicial Council of Cape Town. The Muslim JudicialCouncil is one of the central Islamic organizations in South Africa, doing educational work aswell as social work for the Muslim community. The organization runs the International PeaceUniversity of South Africa (IPSA), and oversees administration of Cape Town’s Al Azhar Institute.Middle AfricaCHADabakar, sheikh hussain hassanSheikh Hussain Hassan Abakar is the Imam of the Muslims of Chad and the chairman of theSupreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Chad. He is also a founding member of the Muslim WorldLeague (MWL). Abakar oversees the activities of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs inimplementing educational and cultural programs through Islamic schools, educational books andtraining courses for imams. He has been important in fundraising for the education of Muslimsin Chad.East AfricaMALAWIking’ombe, sheikh amanKing’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 bythousands of Muslims from around Africa. In 2009 King’ombe extended an invitation to theChristian population of Malawi to partake in the festival.ZIMBABWEmenk, mufti ismail musa [new]Mufti Ismail Musa Menk is the director of the Daarul Ilm (Islamic Educational Centre) of theMajlisul Ulama. The Majlisul Ulama Zimbabwe is an Islamic welfare organization which caters tothe needs of the Muslim population of Zimbabwe, especially in terms of Islamic education. Menkis a noted scholar in eastern Africa and also lectures internationally.117