- Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev
Ratbek hadji Nysanbayev ( _ru. Ратбек-кажи Нысанбаев) was the first Supreme
Mufti ofKazakhstan , controversially appointed by PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev . He served as mufti from February 1990 to 2000. [cite book
last = Olcott
first = Martha Brill
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title = Central Asia's Second Chance
publisher = Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
year = 2005
location = Washington, D.C.
pages = 280
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External links
* [http://www.photius.com/countries/kazakhstan/society/kazakhstan_society_islam_and_the_state.html Kazakhstan: Islam and the State] Geographic.org
* [http://www.kazislam.freenet.kz/ratbek.htm Ратбек-кажи Нысанбай-улы: Испобедь Экс-Муфтия] Созю мусульман Казахстана (Union of Kazakhstan Muslims)
* [http://www.continent.kz/1999/01/21.html Ратбек Нысанбай-yлы] Continent.kz
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