Ibrahim Fejić

Effendi
Ibrahim Fejić
Title3rd Grand Mufti of Yugoslavia
Personal life
Born1879 (1879)
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
Died15 December 1962(1962-12-15) (aged 82–83)
Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Resting placeGrličića Brdo Cemetery, Sarajevo
Religious life
ReligionSunni Islam
Senior posting
Period in office12 September 1947 – 8 December 1957
PredecessorFehim Spaho
SuccessorSulejman Kemura
7th Mayor of Mostar
In office
1929–1934
Preceded bySmail-aga Ćemalović
Succeeded byMuhamed Ridžanović

Ibrahim ef. Fejić (1879 – 15 December 1962) was a Bosnian cleric who served as the grand mufti of Yugoslavia from 1947 to 1957. He previously served as the mayor of Mostar from 1929 to 1934. Fejić is most remembered for his endorsement of the campaign against the mandatory veiling of Muslim women.

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