Muqaddam

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Muqaddam is an Arabic title, adopted in other Islamic cultures, for an official, such as

• in the Tijaniyyah sufi order
• in Bengal, the Muqaddam (in some places he was called Mukhiya) was the village headmen, through whom the government dealt with the peasants.
• Under the moghuls the Muqaddams were chosen from revered rajput clans that had embraced Islam and were thus appointed to key positions to reflect their higher status.
• in Mount Lebanon, the Muqaddams were the secular leaders of their religious community. The last Muqaddams disappeared in the beginning of the 16th Century.
• in the militaries (generally ground forces and sometimes air forces) of several Arab nations, Muqaddam is equivalent to the United States military rank Lieutenant Colonel

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