Effendi family (legal dynasty)

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Effendi family
gentry family
Current regionSharifistan
Etymologyfrom Turkish "Effendi" ("lord, sir")
Place of originSipahistan (now Sharifistan), Ottoman Empire
Founded1890
FounderMufti Suleiman Effendi
Current headChief Qadi Mehmet Ibn Suleiman Effendi II
TitlesSharif, Çelebi, Effendi
Style(s)Hadrat (His Honour/His Excellency)
Members5,000-15,000
Connected membersChief Qadi-Sipahi Mehmet Ibn Suleiman Effendi I (Sharifistan),Qadi Suleiman Ibn Mehmet Effendi,Chief Qadi Mehmet Ibn Suleiman Effendi II
Connected familiesKhans of Sharifistan (connected by marriage)
DistinctionsChief Qadi of Sharifistan and Nişan De Onur
TraditionsMaturidi Islam, natural law theory, allegiance to the Sultan of Sharifistan, involvement in the legal profession.
Motto
وعندما تحكم بين الناس احكم بالعدل

("And When you judge between people, to judge with justice.")
HeirloomsShares worth a total of £120 million in property, law firms and other investments
WebsiteEffendi.Kabile.Sha

History

The Effendi legal dynasty can be traced to Chief Qadi Mehmet Ibn Suleiman Effendi I. Born in 1912, he became a Sharifistani Qadi (judge) in 1952 and then became the Chief Qadi of Sharifistan in 1972. His son Qadi Suleiman Ibn Mehmet Effendi entered the legal profession and became a Qadi just like his father in 1982. Chief Qadi Mehmet Ibn Suleiman Effendi II became Chief Qadi of Sharifistan in 1922.

Marriage ties

The Effendis are connected by marriage to the Khan dynasty of Sharifistan.