Husein Smajić

حسين سمايتش

1952 CE · 1371 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Sarajevo

Bosnian scholar and official of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mufti of Sarajevo and a candidate for Reis-ul-ulema in the 2012 election, he served as deputy Reis-ul-ulema (naibu-reis) from 2012 to 2019 and represented the Community on the Interreligious Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Roles: mufti · Scholar
Region: Anatolia
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The Colonial Era · The Contemporary Era · The Modern Era Contemporaries: A. K. Fazlul Huq · Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani · Abbas Kiarostami · Abbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad · Abd al-Aziz al-Ghumari

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Lived in: Sarajevo

People and things also explored

Ali-beg Firdus· Alija Izetbegović· Edhem Mulabdić· Edin Džeko· Fehim Spaho· Hamdija Kreševljaković· Husein Đozo· Ibrahim-beg Bašagić

Sources

Deputy Reis-ul-ulema of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina — Serbian Wikipedia
Three Bosnian clerics qualify for Mufti race — Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), 9 September 2012
Husein ef. Smajic, candidate for Reis-ul-ulema: Work Programme 2012-2019 — Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian Religious Leaders Fill Political Void — Center for Islamic Pluralism, January 2013

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