Date : 16/07/2005
KUN0055 4 GEN 0081 KUWAIT /KUNA-QXE9
REL-SYRIA-MUFTI
Ahmad Hassoun appointed new Syrian Mufti
DAMASCUS, July 16 (KUNA) -- Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad issued a
decree on Saturday naming Sheikh Ahmad Badr-Eldeen Hassoun as new Mufti for
the country.
Hassoun's predecessor Sheikh Ahmad Keftaro died last September of a heart
attack.
Hassoun, 53, is known for being a moderate Islamic scholar. He was Mufti of
the city of Aleppo and member of the Higher Iftaa Council, previously headed
by Keftaro. (end)
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