Husein Kavazović (born July 3, 1964) is a Bosnian Islamic cleric and since September 2012 the Grand Mufti (Reis-ul-Ulema) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after having been Mufti of Tuzla.
In 2012 the Islamic Community elected him to succeed to Mustafa Cerić as 14th Bosnian Grand Mufti since 1882; at the vote in the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, the main mosque of Sarajevo, he received 240 of 382 preferences. In his election program, Kavazović had pushed inter alia for the co-operation with other religious communities and a wider "incorporation of women into the work of the Islamic religious community".
Under an agreement, Kavazović was suggested to also serve as Grand Mufti of Hungary.[4]
He speaks Bosnian, Arabic and English.[5][6][7][8]
Controversies
In his speech in Switzerland made in May 2016, Kavazović said that it shouldn't be allowed for "Vlachs to govern Srebrenica", using a derogatory term for Serbs.[9] He also said "Either we water ourselves with blood or we go to the polls every four years and confirm our sovereignty. Choose Bosniaks, whether we shed blood every 20-30 years or go to the polls. Our house is our obligation, and to preserve Srebrenica, especially. You have to defend yourself against them and the cemeteries. Stay awake for your homeland."[10]
Kavazović has been attacked and threatened multiple times, together with other Bosnian Muslim officials, in the Bosnian language edition of the ISIS magazine, Al Rumiyah.[11]
Notes
Michael Martens: Gegen Rache und Küsse: Das neue Oberhaupt der bosnischen Muslime tritt sein Amt an, in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 16 November 2012
Meldung über die Wahl von Kavazović bei "Nachrichten.at" retrieved 15 December 2012
Meldung der Deutschen Welle über die Wahl von Kavazović retrieved 15 December 2012
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References
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husein, kavazović, born, july, 1964, bosnian, islamic, cleric, since, september, 2012, grand, mufti, reis, ulema, bosnia, herzegovina, after, having, been, mufti, tuzla, titlegrand, mufti, bosnia, herzegovinapersonalborn, 1964, july, 1964, jelovče, selo, grada. Husein Kavazovic born July 3 1964 is a Bosnian Islamic cleric and since September 2012 the Grand Mufti Reis ul Ulema of Bosnia and Herzegovina after having been Mufti of Tuzla Husein KavazovicHusein KavazovicTitleGrand Mufti of Bosnia and HerzegovinaPersonalBorn 1964 07 03 3 July 1964 age 58 Jelovce Selo Gradacac PR Bosnia and Herzegovina FPR YugoslaviaReligionIslamNationalityBosnianDenominationSunniSchoolHanafiAlma materAl Azhar UniversityUniversity of SarajevoMuslim leaderPeriod in officeSeptember 2012 presentPredecessorMustafa CericPrevious postMufti of Tuzla Contents 1 Biography 2 Controversies 3 Notes 4 ReferencesBiography EditSon of Hasan and Saima Kavazovic 1 Husein attended primary schools in Gradacac and then enrolled at the Gazi Husrev begova Medresa in Sarajevo where he graduated in 1983 He left Yugoslavia to study Islamic law from 1985 to 1990 at the Al Azhar University in Cairo then came back to defend his master s thesis at the Faculty of Islamic Studies at the University of Sarajevo in the field of Sharia law 2 3 He then worked as imam khatib and muallim lecturer at the Islamic congregations of Srebrenik and Gradacac before serving as mufti of Tuzla from 1993 to 2012 In the early 1990s he was also elected member of the Council of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina In 2012 the Islamic Community elected him to succeed to Mustafa Ceric as 14th Bosnian Grand Mufti since 1882 at the vote in the Gazi Husrev beg Mosque the main mosque of Sarajevo he received 240 of 382 preferences In his election program Kavazovic had pushed inter alia for the co operation with other religious communities and a wider incorporation of women into the work of the Islamic religious community Under an agreement Kavazovic was suggested to also serve as Grand Mufti of Hungary 4 He speaks Bosnian Arabic and English 5 6 7 8 Controversies EditIn his speech in Switzerland made in May 2016 Kavazovic said that it shouldn t be allowed for Vlachs to govern Srebrenica using a derogatory term for Serbs 9 He also said Either we water ourselves with blood or we go to the polls every four years and confirm our sovereignty Choose Bosniaks whether we shed blood every 20 30 years or go to the polls Our house is our obligation and to preserve Srebrenica especially You have to defend yourself against them and the cemeteries Stay awake for your homeland 10 Kavazovic has been attacked and threatened multiple times together with other Bosnian Muslim officials in the Bosnian language edition of the ISIS magazine Al Rumiyah 11 Notes EditMichael Martens Gegen Rache und Kusse Das neue Oberhaupt der bosnischen Muslime tritt sein Amt an in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 16 November 2012 Meldung uber die Wahl von Kavazovic bei Nachrichten at retrieved 15 December 2012 Meldung der Deutschen Welle uber die Wahl von Kavazovic retrieved 15 December 2012 Biografija reisu l uleme mr Husein ef Kavazovica Rijaset Islamske zajednice u Bosni i Hercegovini References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Husein Kavazovic Biografija reisu l uleme mr Husein ef Kavazovica pristupljeno 5 septembra 2013 g Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Novi reisu l ulema mr Husein ef Kavazovic balkanpost net Retrieved 1 January 2016 Ko je Husein ef Kavazovic Od borca s puskom u ruci do reisa AKOS ba Archived from the original on 26 April 2015 Retrieved 1 January 2016 Gvardijan i reis Biti covjek u najtezim vremenima Biografija mr Husein ef Kavazovic PDF rijaset ba Retrieved 1 January 2016 Neuer religioser Fuhrer fur Muslime in Bosnien dw com Retrieved 1 January 2016 Gvardijan i reis Biti covjek u najtezim vremenima balkans aljazeera net Retrieved 1 January 2016 Uvjerljiva podrska Huseinu ef Kavazovicu dw com Retrieved 1 January 2016 Tuzlanski ba 25 May 2016 Kavazovic Ne dozvolite da vlah vlada Srebrenicom ili da lijemo krv svakih 20 godina VIDEO Nezavisne novine 24 May 2016 Bosnia Urged To Protect Clerics From ISIS Threats 17 July 2017 Religious titlesPreceded byMustafa Ceric Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina2012 present Succeeded byIncumbentPortals Biography Islam Bosnia and Herzegovina Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Husein Kavazovic amp oldid 1129818140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
