Fehim Spaho

Effendi
Fehim Spaho
Title2nd Grand Mufti of Yugoslavia
Personal life
Born(1877-02-13)13 February 1877
Sarajevo, Bosnia Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died14 February 1942(1942-02-14) (aged 65)
Sarajevo, Independent State of Croatia
Resting placeGazi Husrev-beg Mosque, Sarajevo
Occupation
  • grand mufti
  • writer
  • translator
Religious life
ReligionSunni Islam
Senior posting
Period in office9 June 1938 – 14 February 1942
PredecessorIbrahim Maglajlić
SuccessorIbrahim Fejić

Fehim ef. Spaho (13 February 1877 – 14 February 1942) was a Bosnian cleric, writer and translator who served as the Grand Mufti of Yugoslavia from 1938 to 1942. He is one of the most prominent Bosnian Muslim cultural figures of his time.

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