Ahmed Kuftaro | |
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أحمد كفتارو | |
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| Title | Grand Mufti of Syria |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1912 or 1915 |
| Died | 1 September 2004 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Spouse | Hawa Mili Sabah al-Jabri |
| Parent | Mohammed Amin Kuftaro |
| Denomination | Sunni Islam |
| School | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Tariqa | Naqshbandi[1] |
| Relations | Asma Mahmoud Kuftaro (granddaughter) |
| Muslim leader | |
| Period in office | 4 November 1964 – 1 September 2004 |
| Predecessor | Muhammad Abu al-Yusr |
| Successor | Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun |
Ahmed Kuftaro or Ahmad Kaftaru (Arabic: أحمد كفتارو; December 1915 – 1 September 2004) was the Grand Mufti of Syria, the highest officially appointed Sunni Muslim representative of the Fatwa-Administration in the Syrian Ministry of Auqaf in Syria. Kaftaro was a Sunni Muslim of the Naqshbandi Sufi order.[2]