Fehmi Naji

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Fehmi Naji El-Imam AM (Arabic: فهمي ناجي الإمام‎) (born 1928) is the Grand Mufti of Australia. His predecessor, Taj El-Din Hilaly, retired on June 10, 2007. He is secretary of the Victorian Board of Imams.[1]

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[edit] Biography

Born in Lebanon, he arrived in Australia in 1951. He is currently the Head Imam of Preston Mosque in Melbourne.[2]

[edit] Controversy

Naji has previously denied that Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda were involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York, United States.[1]

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Persondata
NAME El-Imam, Fehmi Naji
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Lebanese-Australian Imam, Grand Mufti of Australia and New Zealand
DATE OF BIRTH 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Lebanon
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH