Selim Muça

Selim Muça
TitleGrand Mufti
Personal life
Born(1936-02-01)1 February 1936
Albania
Died18 September 2016(2016-09-18) (aged 80)
Tirana, Albania
NationalityAlbanian
Signature
Religious life
ReligionIslam
Muslim leader
PostHead of the Muslim Community of Albania
Period in office2004–2014
PredecessorHafiz Sabri Koçi
SuccessorSkënder Bruçaj
Muça (left - white turban on the head) with Baba Edmond Brahimaj in the Tirana Synagogue

Haxhi Selim Muça (1 February 1936 – 18 September 2016) was an Albanian Muslim cleric who served as the Grand Mufti of Albania from 2004 to 2014.

Biography

Selim Muça was born on 1 February 1936. He was also the head of the Sunni Muslim Community of Albania. His predecessor was Shaikh Hafiz Sabri Koçi, and his successor was Skënder Bruçaj.[1]

Muca died in Tirana on 18 September 2016, at the age of 80.[2]

References

  1. ^ Luela Myftari: Ikën Selim Muça, Skënder Bruçaj zgjidhet kryetar i myslimanëve Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine (Shekulli, 9. März 2014; retrieved, 3 August 2014)
  2. ^ "Ndërron jetë në moshën 80 vjeçare Kryetari i Nderit të KMSH-së, Haxhi Selim Muça". KMSH. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2023.


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