| Sheikh Haci Mustafa Ruhi Efendi | |
|---|---|
| Sheikh Mustafa Ruhi Efendi tombstone | |
| Religious and Political Leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1800 Gökçeada, Ottoman Empire (actual Turkey) |
| Died | 1893 (aged 93) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (actual Turkey) |
| Children | - Sabri Kalkandelen (Poet, Chief of the Istanbul Imperial Library) - Fatma Hanko (mother of General Hayrullah Fişek) - Hürrem - Zehra |
| Residence | Kalkandelen, Ottoman Empire (actual Tetovo, Macedonia) |
Sheikh Mustafa Ruhi Efendi (born 1800, Gökçeada, Ottoman Empire - 1893, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire) was an religious (Naqshbandi) and political leader in the Balkans during the Ottoman period.[1] He was based in the city of Kalkandelen, (Tetovo in today's Macedonia). Being one of the main members of the League of Prizren,[2][3] he was the President of the central committee of Prizren called the "close committee".[4]