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Grand Mufti Muhammad Ibrahim Qureshi is the [[Grand Mufti of Sharifistan]] and the Emir of  
Grand Mufti Muhammad Ibrahim Qureshi was the [[Grand Mufti of Sharifistan]] and the Emir of  
Al-Ahmad County.
Al-Ahmad County.
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Grand Mufti Muhammad Ibrahim Qureshi was the Grand Mufti of Sharifistan and the Emir of Al-Ahmad County.

Grand Mufti
Muhammad Ibrahim Qureshi
Sipahi, Emir
Grand Mufti of Sharifistan, Emir of Al-Ahmed County
MonarchSultan Suleiman Khan (2015-2020), Prince Khalid Suleiman Khan (2020)
Personal details
BornAugust the 3rd, 1960
Madinat Al-Islam Old Town
CitizenshipSharifistani
NationalityPalestinian
Political partySharifistani Labour Party (2020)
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Party of Sharifistan (2016-2020)
Residence(s)Petra, Jordan, Islamic Sultanate of Sharifistan
EducationDoctorate in Islamic Studies, Mufti
Alma materUniversity of Jordan
OccupationIslamic scholar (1987-2020), Muslim military chaplain (1982-1987)
ProfessionIslamic scholar
Known forGrand Mufti of Sharifistan
Salary£556,000
AwardsNişan De Onur
Nickname"Abu Bakr"
Military service
AllegianceSultanate of Sharifistan
Branch/serviceRoyal Air Cavalry
Years of service1983-1987
RankMajor (Chaplain)
Unit45th Squadron (1983-1986), Chaplaincy Administrative Corps (1986-1987)


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.

Death and veneration

Grand Mufti Muhammad Ibrahim Qureshi died in 2020 as a result of an air-strike on the City of Industry Palace. He is venerated as saint amongst Sufi Muslims in Sharifistan and the Sharifistani diaspora.

Grand Mufti

Muhammad Ibrahim Qureshi

Shahid
Grand Mufti of Sharifistan
BornMadinat Al-Islam Old Town
ResidenceMadinat Al-Islam (1960-1977, 1982-2020), Amman (1977-1982), City of Industry (2020)
DiedCity of Industry, Sharifistan
Venerated inSufi Islam in Sharifistan and the Sharifistani diaspora
PatronageIslamic scholars, Sharifistan, military chaplains, University of Jordan, Arabs and graduate students.
Controversyconnections to the Sharifistani government
Major worksIslam, Philosophy and Statecraft