Fehmi Naji

Fehmi Naji

Fehmi Naji El-Imam AM ( _ar. فهمي ناجي الإمام) (born 1928) is the Grand Mufti of Australia. His predecessor, Taj El-Din Hilaly, retired on June 10, 2007. He is secretary of the Victorian Board of Imams. [http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21891258-5006009,00.html Bin Laden backer blasted] "The Daily Telegraph"]

Biography

Born in Lebanon, he arrived in Australia in 1951. He is currently the Head Imam of Preston Mosque in Melbourne. [ [http://www.islamicnews.org.sa/en/search1.php?misc=search&subaction=showfull&id=1181656415&archive=&cnshow=news&start_from=& Fehmi Naji El-Imam named new Australian mufti] International Islamic News Agency]

Controversy

Naji has previously denied that Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda were involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York, United States.

References

External links

* [http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s287380.htm The Sheikh of Melbourne] Transcript of ABC TV programme (2001)

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