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UAE President issues federal decrees

forming UAE Council for Fatwa,

appointing Abdullah bin Bayyah as

Chairman

Story by Amjad Saleh

• 21h • 1 min read

ABU DHABI, 19th June, 2024 (WAM) -- 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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