Grand Mufti Muhammad Ibrahim Qureshi
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Grand Mufti Muhammad Ibrahim Qureshi is the Grand Mufti of Sharifistan and the Emir of Al-Ahmad County. Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Grand Mufti | name = Muhammad Ibrahim Qureshi | honorific_suffix = Sipahi, Emir | office = Grand Mufti of Sharifistan, Emir of Al-Ahmed County | status = Incumbent | monarch = Sultan Suleiman Khan (2015-2020), Prince Khalid Suleiman Khan (2020-) | pronunciation = | birth_date = August the 3rd, 1960 | birth_place = Madinat Al-Islam Old Town | citizenship = Sharifistani | nationality = Palestinian | party = Sharifistani Labour Party (2020-) | otherparty = Socialist Party of Sharifistan (2016-2020) | residence = Petra, Jordan, Islamic Sultanate of Sharifistan | education = Doctorate in Islamic Studies, Mufti | alma_mater = University of Jordan | occupation = Islamic scholar (1987-), Muslim military chaplain (1983-1987) | profession = Islamic scholar | known_for = Grand Mufti of Sharifistan | salary = £556,000 | awards = Nişan De Onur | nickname = "Abu Bakr" | allegiance = Sultanate of Sharifistan | branch = Royal Air Cavalry | serviceyears = 1983-1987 | rank = Major (Chaplain) | unit = 45th Squadron (1983-1986), Chaplaincy Administrative Corps (1986-1987) | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | footnotes =
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Early life
Born in Madinat Al-Islam to an Arab imam and his Sharifistani Turkic wife in 1960, he was raised to be pious from a young age. He attended the Sharifistani School of Fencing on a scholarship, leaving with 4 A-levels at the age of 17.
University education
He studied for a Doctorate in Islamic studies at Jordan University, deferring national service for 5 years.
Military service
He served as a chaplain in the Royal Air Cavalry of Sharifistan, leaving four years later at the rank of Major. He was respected by the men for being as pious as he expected them to be.