Abdul Karim Khasawneh

Abdul Karim Saleem Khasawneh (born 1944) is a Jordanian Muslim scholar who was Grand Mufti of Jordan between 23 February 2010 and 22 January 2017. Since then, he has been the chief Islamic justice.

Sheikh Abdul Karim Khasawneh
Title	Grand Mufti of Jordan
Personal
Born	1944 (age 75–76) Irbid Governorate, Transjordan
Religion	Islam
Nationality	Jordan
Denomination	Sunni Islam
Alma mater	Damascus University

Career

Khasawneh was born in 1944 in Irbid Governorate. In 1973, he earned a degree at Damascus University and worked there as well.[1] He returned to Jordan and eventually became Mufti of the Jordanian Armed Forces, and served as a Major General. In this capacity he was present at the International Islamic Conference, 2005.[2] In February 2010, he succeeded Noah Qudah as Grand Mufti of Jordan.[3]

In November 2011, he was present at the Second Muslim Catholic Forum, an interreligious initiative started after the 2007 open letter A Common Word Between Us and You.[4]

On 22 January 2017, Khasawneh was named chief Islamic justice of Jordan, succeeding Ahmad Hilayel. He was succeeded as Grand Mufti by Mohammad Khalaileh.[5]

Khasawneh is a member of the Jordanian Ifta Council and member of the board of the World Islamic Sciences and Education University.[3]

See also

• 2016 international conference on Sunni Islam in Grozny

References

1. "Khasawneh Men". Khasawneh.info. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
2. "List of the signatories at the International Islamic Conference". The Amman Message. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
3. "Royal Decree appoints Sheikh Khasawneh Kingdom's Grand Mufti". Ammon News. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
4. "Delegations to the Second Catholic-Muslim Forum". A Common Word. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
5. "New chief Islamic justice, mufti appointed". The Jordan Times. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.