Fehmi Naji

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 10 June, 2007. He is secretary of the Victorian Board of Imams. Sheik Naji is currently the Grand Mufti and highest sunni leader in Australia, however there has been disputes whether the Mufti is a representative of whole Muslim community of Australia. The Mufti is not recognized as the highest Muslim leader by all Muslim denominations neither by all Sunni Muslims. Fehmi Naji El-Imam however has received wider support from the Muslim community than his predecessor had.^[1]

Biography

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

References

^ Bin Laden backer blasted The Daily Telegraph
^ Fehmi Naji El-Imam named new Australian mufti International Islamic News Agency

External links

The Sheikh of Melbourne Transcript of ABC TV programme (2001)

Islamic titles
Preceded by Taj El-Din Hilaly	Grand Mufti of Australia 2007–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Naji El-Imam, Fehmi
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