Džemaludin Čaušević

Effendi
Mehmed Džemaludin Čaušević
Title4th Grand Mufti for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Personal life
Born(1870-12-28)28 December 1870
Arapuša, Bosnia vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died28 March 1938(1938-03-28) (aged 67)
Sarajevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Resting placeGazi Husrev-beg Mosque, Sarajevo
Alma materIstanbul University
Occupation
  • Imam
  • grand mufti
  • translator
  • journalist
  • linguist
Religious life
ReligionSunni Islam
Senior posting
Period in office26 March 1914 – 12 June 1930
PredecessorSulejman Šarac
SuccessorIbrahim Maglajlić
(as Grand Mufti of Yugoslavia)

Mehmed Džemaludin ef. Čaušević (28 December 1870 – 28 March 1938) was a Bosnian cleric, thinker, educator, reformer, journalist, translator and linguist who served as the 4th Grand Mufti for Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1914 to 1930. He was one of the most significant and influential Bosnian Muslim personalities of the 20th century.

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