Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev
Encyclopedia
Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev was the first Supreme Mufti
of Kazakhstan
, controversially appointed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev
. He served as mufti from February 1990 to 2000.
Mufti
A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law . In religious administrative terms, a mufti is roughly equivalent to a deacon to a Sunni population...
of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
, controversially appointed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the nation received its independence in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union...
. He served as mufti from February 1990 to 2000.
External links
- Kazakhstan: Islam and the State Geographic.org Ратбек-кажи Нысанбай-улы: Испобедь Экс-Муфтия Созю мусульман Казахстана (Union of Kazakhstan Muslims) Ратбек Нысанбай-yлы Continent.kz