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6/20/24, 9:34 AM UAE President issues federal decrees forming UAE Council for Fatwa, appointing Abdullah bin Bayyah as Chairman – UAE BARQ
UAE President issues federal decrees forming
UAE Council for Fatwa, appointing Abdullah
bin Bayyah as Chairman
19 hours ago News
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued two federal decrees
forming the UAE Council for Fatwa and appointing Abdullah bin Bayyah as Chairman of the Council
with the Grade of Minister.
The Council’s members include Dr. Omar Habtoor Al Darei as Vice Chairman, Dr. Khalifa Mubarak Al
Dhaheri, Dr. Ahmed Abdel Aziz Al Haddad, Jamal Salem Al Turaifi, Dr. Ibrahim Obaid Ali Al Ali, Abdul
Rahman Ali Humaid Al Shamsi, Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Tunaiji and Dr. Fatma Al-Dahmani.
The UAE Council for Fatwa serves as the official authority for issuing fatwas in the UAE. It aims to
unify efforts, visions, and objectives to develop approaches, policies, and legislation related to fatwas
in the UAE. The council is responsible for issuing general, urgent, and new fatwas on various
matters, conducting studies and researches in various fields of fatwas, providing legal opinions on
relevant legislation, licensing the practice of issuing fatwas, and training and developing the skills of
muftis.
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